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FINANCE
Raft of cuts after first Section 114 in almost 20 years
By Mark Conrad | 14 February 2018
The stark reality of the financial cliff-edge facing Northamptonshire CC has this week been revea...
FINANCE
Whiteman: Local government lacks cohesive whole sector leadership
By Sam Clayden | 24 January 2018
Local government has been warned its inability to establish cohesive leadership and a single visi...
WHITEHALL
Councils battle new accounting rules
By Dan Peters | 19 January 2018
Councils are battling to persuade the Government to override new rules that will have an 'uninten...
FINANCE
Ministers could have 'too much influence' under new formula
By Dan Peters | 19 January 2018
The Government is favouring a new local government funding formula under which ministers would re...
FINANCE
Property investment crackdown could be 'potentially disastrous' - LGA
By Dan Peters | 22 December 2017
A crackdown on council property investment could be ‘potentially disastrous’ for some authorities...
CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC FINANCE AND ACCOUNTANCY
Ministers urged not to redistribute EU funding via Barnett Formula
By Mark Conrad | 04 December 2017
Britain’s government should not default to the out-dated Barnett Formula when seeking to replace ...
FINANCE
'Big question marks' over financial sustainability
By Mark Conrad | 28 November 2017
Public finance experts have warned there are ‘big question marks’ over the financial resilience o...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Looked after children has greatest potential for improvement
By Hiba Mahamadi | 27 November 2017
Financial officers at local authorities believe that the greatest potential for improving childre...
FINANCE
Fraud cases drop but value increases
By Dan Peters | 24 November 2017
Local authorities detected and prevented 75,000 fraud cases, saving the public purse £336m in 201...
FINANCE
Budget: Government favours its own services over local ones
By Sean Nolan | 15 November 2017
Sean Nolan provides a rundown of the major local government issues confronting the chancellor in ...
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