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FINANCE

Use of temporary accommodation rockets

By Dan Peters | 13 December 2018

The number of households in temporary accommodation has rocketed by 71% over the last eight years...

WHITEHALL

Government: Population 'most important cost driver'

By Dan Peters | 13 December 2018

Population will be ‘by far the most important cost driver’ for the new foundation formula, the Go...

WHITEHALL

Finance settlement: Government floats commercialisation crackdown

By Dan Peters | 13 December 2018

Whitehall is considering a crackdown on councils that excessively borrow for commercial reasons a...

LEGAL

Second phase of Grenfell inquiry not expected before 2020

By Dan Peters | 13 December 2018

Phase two of the Grenfell Tower inquiry hearings is unlikely to start before the end of next year...

WHITEHALL

Social care Green Paper delayed again amid Westminster turmoil

By Dan Peters | 12 December 2018

Turmoil in Westminster has piled further uncertainty onto local government, with the social care ...

FINANCE

Squeezed Somerset reins in overspend

By Dan Peters | 12 December 2018

Under-pressure Somerset CC has reduced its projected overspend in 2018/19 from £3.2m to £2.4m, se...

BUSINESS

Building handover after council loan deadline missed

By Dan Peters | 11 December 2018

A state-of-the-art commercial workspace will be handed over to a council after one of the UK’s la...

WHITEHALL

Councils may have to hand back grant

By Dan Peters | 11 December 2018

Some of the extra £55m Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) announced by the chancellor in the Budget ...

WHITEHALL

Scrutiny chief in failure warning

By Dan Peters | 10 December 2018

Failure in local government is likely to become more prevalent in the years ahead due to looming ...

WHITEHALL

VOA to appeal cash machines ruling

By Dan Peters | 10 December 2018

The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) wants to appeal to the Supreme Court after a judge ruled shop-b...

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