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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...
HOUSING
Lambeth to house more families out of area
By Paul Marinko | 24 November 2025
Lambeth LBC is proposing to house more people further out of the borough as housing pressures in ...
ENVIRONMENT
Ministers accused of 'scapegoating' nature
By Neil Merrick | 16 November 2025
Ministers have been accused of ‘scapegoating’ nature as they attempt to build 1.5 million homes d...
WALES
Welsh councils 'very close' to issuing s114 notices
By Paul Marinko | 11 November 2025
Wales’ outgoing auditor general has reportedly said some of the country’s councils are ‘very clos...
FINANCE
Worcestershire warned over special educational needs spending
By Joe Lepper | 10 November 2025
Worcestershire CC has been handed a statutory financial warning by auditors concerned its spendin...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Birmingham s114 notice comes under fresh scrutiny
By Izzy Lepone | 03 November 2025
Financial experts have called for a public inquiry into Birmingham City Council’s decision to iss...
FINANCE
Audit contracts extended by two years
By Dan Peters | 23 October 2025
Public Sector Audit Appointments (PSAA) has extended its current audit contracts by two years fol...
NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE
NAO: Children's residential care market failing
By William Eichler | 12 September 2025
Residential care for looked-after children is costing councils more than ever, but many youngster...
GOVERNANCE
Glasgow redundancy payouts 'deeply concerning'
By Martin Ford | 04 September 2025
Redundancy payouts totalling £1m made to senior officers at Glasgow have been described as ‘deepl...
REGENERATION
Regen scheme problems double cost of scheme
By Neil Merrick | 03 September 2025
Poor communication between council departments and high staff turnover have been blamed for major...
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