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FINANCE

'Emergency consultation' launched on accounting rules

By Martin Ford | 04 February 2022

Temporary changes to the code of practice were requested by the Government to resolve 'timeliness...

FINANCE

Council reserves grow by £10bn

By Laura Sharman | 02 February 2022

The amount held in local authority reserves in England has increased to £29bn by the end of 2020-...

FINANCE

Supporting a more financially resilient sector

By Rob Whiteman | 01 February 2022

Rob Whiteman looks at CIPFA's eight assurance reviews of the councils that asked the Government f...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Global lessons in levelling up

By Jeffrey Matsu | 01 February 2022

The experiences of four international cities that have shown significant success in tackling regi...

WHITEHALL

Copeland to ask Government for £1.5m capitalisation

By Paul Marinko | 17 January 2022

Copeland BC is to ask ministers for access to £1.5m in support after a Government-commissioned re...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Ready for the resolution

By Ann McGauran | 11 January 2022

At the opening of 2022, Ann McGauran and Heather Jameson look at what the coming year may bring –...

FINANCE

Council finances fared better than expected in COVID crisis, says IFS

11 January 2022

The cost of COVID for councils has been far less than expected, research from the Institute for F...

WHITEHALL

Government defends care reform funding

By Martin Ford | 14 December 2021

The director general for adult social care said the £5.4bn sum was a ‘building block'.

FINANCE

Copeland in 'Section 114 territory'

By Dan Peters | 08 December 2021

Copeland BC is ‘heading rapidly towards its minimum level of reserves and an expectation internal...

NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE

Local audit's perfect storm

By Naomi Larsson | 08 December 2021

The chair of the Public Accounts Committee has suggested the volume of late audits means Whitehal...

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