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FINANCE
MPs warn reorganisation may worsen audit crisis
By Martin Ford | 04 March 2026
MPs have warned that local government reorganisation could further undermine efforts to fix deep-rooted weaknesses in the UK’s public finances.
REORGANISATION
LGR's four phases of financial alignment
By Emily Douglin | 25 February 2026
Emily Douglin looks at the key considerations when combining local government financial systems.
REORGANISATION
Delivering a new culture in a merged council
By Heather Jameson | 25 February 2026
Heather Jameson talks to Adrianna Partridge about the challenges of taking on the top job at loca...
AUDIT
Auditors uncover 'significant weaknesses' at Wirral
By Joe Lepper | 17 February 2026
Wirral Council needs to ‘urgently’ tackle ‘significant weaknesses’ in its finances, governance an...
FINANCE
Councils' unaudited accounts remain 'a cautionary tale', NAO chief will say
By Ann McGauran | 10 February 2026
Backlogs of unaudited accounts mean English local government ‘remains a cautionary tale’, the hea...
FINANCE
MHCLG faces delays in resolving local audit crisis
By Martin Ford | 09 January 2026
Resolving the crisis in local audit is taking longer than expected, the Ministry for Housing, Com...
SCOTLAND
Consistent approach needed on evaluating delayed discharge initiatives, says auditor
By Lee Peart | 08 January 2026
A consistent approach is needed on evaluating and reporting on initiatives to improve delayed dis...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Local government is seeing the re-flowering of axed policies
By Abdool Kara | 19 December 2025
Total Place isn't the only returnee from the dusty shelf of past policies, says Abdool Kara.
FINANCE
Auditors disclaim Tees Valley CA accounts for second year
By Paul Marinko | 18 December 2025
Tees Valley Combined Authority’s (TVCA) finances will not be signed off for a second year running...
FINANCE
Auditor sounds alarm over Shropshire finances
By Martin Ford | 28 November 2025
Shropshire Council has been issued with a rare statutory recommendation by its external auditor.
WALES
Welsh settlement 'does not come close' to matching pressures
By William Eichler | 25 November 2025
Local authority leaders across Wales have warned the provisional 2026-27 local government settlem...
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- Councils record mixed rough sleeping picture
- Leadership in local government is rarely about having full control
- Reorganisation is an opportunity to switch to a more preventative system
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