The impact of reorganisation and the fair funding review will ‘throw all the cards up in the air' for councils trying to hit budget, a sector expert has warned.
Analysis in The MJ this week by consultancy Impower found councils were already finding it much harder to stick to budget, with an average overspend of 7-8% in each of the last three years. Children's social care has overspent on average by more than 10% in six of the last seven years.
