HOUSING
Stepping up to the housing challenge
By Martin Ford | 15 April 2025
With the Government intent on ramping up housebuilding figures, the delivery of accompanying infrastructure and affordable housing has never been more important. Martin Ford reports from a round ta...
FINANCE
Policy action needed to solve financial challenges
By Martin Ford | 08 April 2025
Radical short-term fixes followed by changes in policy are required to shore-up local government ...
GOVERNANCE
Why good annual reporting matters
By Steven Corbishley | 19 March 2025
Steven Corbishley says high-quality financial reporting not only supports accountability, it buil...
NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE
A new standards regime will be a good thing overall
By Abdool Kara | 13 March 2025
It looks likely that the Government will take forward the work of the Committee for Standards in ...
FINANCE
Promoting prevention
By Ann McGauran | 28 February 2025
A new report from the National Audit Office on local government financial sustainability doubles ...
FINANCE
Whole government response required to secure councils' finances
By Ann McGauran | 28 February 2025
Making councils financially sustainable requires a whole government response led by the Ministry ...
FINANCE
Having your cake and eating it
By Michael Burton | 18 February 2025
As ministers struggle to find capital from the cash-strapped public finances to deliver infrastru...
FIRE SAFETY
NAO: 60% of buildings with flammable cladding still not identified
By William Eichler | 04 November 2024
Up to 60% of buildings with dangerous cladding have not yet been identified seven years on from t...
DEVOLUTION
Who would bet against the number of councils dropping further?
By Abdool Kara | 24 October 2024
Unless there is unexpected largesse in the chancellor’s autumn statement, who will bet against th...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
NAO: Councils face bankruptcy due to SEND deficits
By William Eichler | 24 October 2024
Two-fifths of local authorities will face the threat of bankruptcy if more is not done to tackle ...
SEND
Putting the children first
By Martin Ford | 23 October 2024
As part of the National Audit Office (NAO)’s study into Governmental support for children with sp...
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