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FINANCE
Crossing the capability chasm
By Simon Christian | 20 January 2026
Local government finance leaders are very clear about what they want to focus on, but there is a widening gap between strategic aspiration and operational bandwidth, says Simon Christian.
FINANCE
What CIPFA's Financial Resilience Index reveals about risk and reform
By Florence Bastos | 20 January 2026
CIPFA and Infoshare+’s Financial Resilience Index shows that better planning horizons will not be...
FINANCE
CIPFA: Councils' demand and deficit risks deepen
By Ann McGauran | 20 January 2026
Councils are holding higher debt levels and lower usable reserves, leaving the system more levera...
AI
AI: powering the next chapter of UK local government
By Emma Foy | 19 January 2026
One year on from the national AI Action Plan, Emma Foy says those who move early – and move respo...
FUNDING
Extra funds for councils under SEND reforms
By Martin Ford | 19 January 2026
‘Additional funding’ will be provided to councils as part of reforms to services for children wit...
FINANCE
Trafford bid for £20m EFS
By Joe Lepper | 16 January 2026
Trafford Council is to ask Whitehall for more than £20m in exceptional financial support (EFS) af...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Hundreds of children failed by 'dysfunctional' care system
By William Eichler | 16 January 2026
Hundreds of vulnerable children in England are being placed for months in illegal, unregistered h...
FINANCE
Forward motion for SEND?
By Rob Powell | 15 January 2026
Local government funding is a huge talking point as the new year kicks into gear, with cumulative...
FINANCE
EFS: Useful tool, not an end state
By Rob Whiteman CBE | 15 January 2026
Applying for Exceptional Financial Support? February could mark a turning point, as more councils...
REORGANISATION
Challenging the LGR wisdom
By Heather Jameson | 15 January 2026
As local government faces the next round of reorganisation, Dorset Council chief Catherine Howe c...
REORGANISATION
LGR will fail without an estate strategy
By Kane Lennon | 14 January 2026
Kane Lennon says reorganisation offers councils an opportunity to reshape the public estate, and ...
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