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FINANCE

Index reveals true scale of town halls' resilience

By EXCLUSIVE by Heather Jameson | 09 January 2020

Northamptonshire CC is no longer the council most at risk when it comes to its financial stabilit...

WHITEHALL

Council buys office block 150 miles away

By Paul Marinko | 06 January 2020

South Somerset DC has paid £9.7m for an office block 150 miles away in Welwyn Garden City as part...

FINANCE

CIPFA calls for new regulatory body

By Dan Peters | 20 December 2019

The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) today called for the formation ...

FINANCE

DATA EXCLUSIVE: Resilience index shows just 10% of councils are at financial risk

By Heather Jameson | 15 December 2019

The ‘majority of councils’ are not showing signs of major financial stress, the Chartered Institu...

FINANCE

Surge in number of council tax fraud cases

By Martin Ford | 18 November 2019

The number of council tax fraud cases uncovered by local authorities increased by a fifth over th...

FINANCE

CIPFA in further property investment crackdown

By Dan Peters | 15 November 2019

The prudential code has been further clarified to ‘ensure that responsible decisions are made wit...

WHITEHALL

More cash needed to improve outcomes - report

By Mark Conrad | 11 November 2019

More money on top of spending pledges made by the Government ahead of the General Election will b...

BUSINESS

IFS research claims councils need billions more in funding

By Heather Jameson | 10 November 2019

Councils will need billions of extra pounds worth of funding in the next parliament if they are t...

WHITEHALL

'Public outcry' needed to spur social care reform

By Martin Ford | 30 October 2019

A ‘public outcry’ about the state of the social care system is needed to spark the political will...

WHITEHALL

LGA fears over audit delays

By Dan Peters | 28 October 2019

Problems with completing a large number of audits on time could lead to councils being penalised,...

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