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FINANCE
Councils defend 'misunderstood' commercial investments
By Martin Ford | 25 February 2021
The Government’s clampdown on commercial investments has come under fire from councils.
ECONOMIC GROWTH
A confirmation of local government's true resilience
By Heather Jameson | 24 February 2021
Heather Jameson ponders what the latest CIPFA resilience index tells us about the state of local ...
FINANCE
Easing the cash flow
By Martin Ford | 24 February 2021
Martin Ford looks at the reaction to the first set of capitalisation directions given to councils...
FINANCE
Index reveals funding woes
By Heather Jameson | 24 February 2021
Most councils allowed to use capital cash to prop up their finances faced problems before the imp...
WHITEHALL
Grant fraud to soar
By Michael Burton | 22 February 2021
Grant fraud is expected to soar because of the amount of COVID-19 funding channelled through loca...
SOLACE
Procurement in the time of pandemic
By Dr Richard Simmons | 17 February 2021
One of the largest studies into how the annual £100bn local government procurement spend is being...
HEALTH
Starting from the wrong place?
By Ann McGauran | 15 February 2021
The first White Paper on NHS reform in nearly a decade confirms England will be covered by statut...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Pressure mounts on Jenrick over audit
By Dan Peters | 09 February 2021
Whitehall officials are putting communities secretary Robert Jenrick under pressure to change cou...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Finding more funding
By Martin Ford | 02 February 2021
A flurry of Government grants have been received by local authorities in the wake of the pandemic...
BUSINESS
Council business park remains offshore
By Dan Peters | 01 February 2021
Labour-run Warrington Council has still not decided whether to bring an out-of-town business park...
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