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CIPFA investigating Tandridge black hole

By Dan Peters | 13 March 2023

The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) is investigating how a huge bla...

Croydon approves 15% tax hike

By Dan Peters | 09 March 2023

Croydon LBC has approved a 15% council tax increase as part of a 2023-24 budget that was original...

Councils in dark on levelling up scorings

By Martin Ford | 08 March 2023

The Levelling Up Fund has come in for fresh criticism after it emerged councils will not be told ...

Unions reject local government pay offer

By William Eichler | 07 March 2023

The three main local government trade unions - Unison, Unite and the GMB - have decided to recomm...

Expert warning over public health levelling up target

By Ann McGauran | 06 March 2023

The Government’s ambitious public health levelling up mission is impossible to meet by its 2035 d...

Councils plead for extra audit time

By William Eichler | 03 March 2023

English councils have pleaded for an extra month for local authorities to publish their draft una...

Pensions chief bids to keep funds in pool

By Dan Peters | 03 March 2023

The new boss of the London collective investment vehicle (CIV) pooling Local Government Pension S...

LGPS consultants accused of 'group-think'

By Dan Peters | 03 March 2023

An independent expert has accused the big consultants of ‘group-think’ as he called for more Loca...

Grievance forces Scottish councils to increase pay for chiefs

By Dan Peters | 03 March 2023

Scottish councils have been forced to axe the pay cap on chief executives after a successful grie...

Hancock comes under fresh fire

By Dan Peters | 02 March 2023

General secretary of trade union Unison Christina McAnea has accused former health and care secre...