Title
WHITEHALL
Call for new audit board
By Dan Peters | 14 February 2020
An independent review has been urged to back the creation of a board to oversee the local audit s...
FINANCE
Alarm bells over £6.6bn property spending spree
By Martin Ford | 13 February 2020
Auditors have suggested an overhaul of council borrowing and investment rules may be needed after...
DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES
Jenrick comes under pressure to extend audit deadline
By Paul Marinko | 10 February 2020
Local government secretary Robert Jenrick is coming under pressure to extend the deadline for cou...
CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC FINANCE AND ACCOUNTANCY
The 'unfair' funding review needs a bigger cake
By Heather Jameson | 28 January 2020
The temptation is to launch open season on ‘the other side’ – be that the political or geographic...
FINANCE
Shining a strong light
By Paul Marinko | 14 January 2020
The Local Government Association is about to launch a review of its peer challenge process. Paul ...
WHITEHALL
Lancashire first to borrow using municipal bonds agency
By Dan Peters | 14 January 2020
Local government’s dormant vehicle for lending councils cash was boosted today after announcing d...
BUSINESS
'One-fifth of audit contracts should be put back out to tender'
By Dan Peters | 14 January 2020
The organisation responsible for appointing auditors should take away up to 20% of current contra...
FINANCE
Doubts cast over council's £100m investment plan
By Martin Ford | 13 January 2020
West Berkshire Council is to review its property investment strategy.
FINANCE
Time for a 'grown-up' chat about audit
By Chris Buss | 09 January 2020
Serious questions have been raised about the level of failure to complete council audits just one...
FINANCE
Councils are faring well on finance
By Heather Jameson | 09 January 2020
Last month, CIPFA published its resilience index tool – and the picture for local government is b...
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