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CLIMATE CHANGE

Call for new zero-carbon powers

By Dan Peters | 21 October 2021

The leader of the Local Government Association’s (LGA) Lib Dem group has called for councils to b...

BUSINESS

LGA: External audit firms need to address their shortcomings

By Dan Peters | 18 October 2021

Town hall leaders have said external audit firms ‘need to address their shortcomings’ to improve ...

BUSINESS

Pension fund stands firm on fossil fuel investments

By Dan Peters | 15 October 2021

The West Yorkshire Pension Fund (WYPF) has knocked back a call from trustee Kirklees MBC for it t...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Councils brace themselves for local government exit pay cap

By Dan Peters | 12 October 2021

Councils are bracing themselves for the return of exit pay cap proposals as Whitehall officials d...

BUSINESS

Thanet issued with rare Section 24

By Dan Peters | 12 October 2021

‘Serious concerns about the ability of senior officers to work together’ has led to cash-strapped...

BUSINESS

Councils warned of 'shocking' audit fee increase

By Dan Peters | 08 October 2021

Councils have been warned they could face audit fee increases of more than £20,000.

BUSINESS

Broadland DC awards environmental services contract to Veolia

06 October 2021

Broadland District Council has announced it has awarded its Strategic Environmental Services cont...

BUSINESS

Overcoming the barriers to Commercial Card use

By David Legg | 06 October 2021

Want to reap the benefits of Commercial Cards but facing some challenges? James Sykes and David L...

BUSINESS

Warrington to be hit by statutory recommendation

By Chris Mahony | 04 October 2021

Auditors are expected to issue a statutory recommendation over Warrington Council’s minimum reven...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Inflation: mitigating the risks to deliver recovery

By Alastair Gamage | 30 September 2021

Alastair Gamage says that while we are now dealing with rapid inflation, public sector organisati...