Marsham Street has been accused of relying on ‘gossip’ to track councils’ commercial ventures.
An inquiry into council finance has heard warnings of a gap in oversight of the sector.
Government needs private firms and charities to deliver public services but should improve the ru...
A gulf between local and national government ambitions for devolution in a ‘post-Brexit world’ ha...
Commissioners overseeing the running of Northamptonshire CC have recommended the lifting of its S...
Councils have been urged to be more ‘courageous’ in their adult social care provision.
Controversial LOBO loans worth £1bn issued to councils by the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) are re...
Northamptonshire CC has faced criticism over a £1m loan to a joint enterprise.
Dame Louise Casey, creator of the Troubled Families programme, says the vindication given by the ...
Extra funding could be available to councils to cope with the fallout from a no-deal Brexit, the ...
