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The route out of EFS
FINANCE

The route out of EFS

By Owen Mapley | 15 October 2026

Exceptional financial support to councils must become a bridge back to sustainability, says Owen Mapley.

LOCAL AUDIT

Local government audit: Rebuilding assurance is a more arduous job than clearing the backlog

By Iain Murray | 12 October 2026

Rebuilding local audit assurance is essential to financial resilience, accountability and public ...

IMPROVEMENT

Windsor and Maidenhead Council: Back from the brink

By Stephen Evans | 08 October 2026

Windsor and Maidenhead Council has changed from a council on the edge to one that is balancing bu...

FISCAL DEVOLUTION

Fiscal devo: getting the tax assignment model right for regional growth

By David Phillips | 06 October 2026

David Phillips looks at how the Government can get its tax revenue sharing plans right.

POLICY AND POLITICS

Survey reveals audit still struggling

By Joe Lepper | 05 October 2026

Joe Lepper reports on Public Sector Audit Appointments’ latest council finance leaders survey.

DEVOLUTION

Untangling the wires to progress

By Martin Ford | 12 August 2026

The Government has finally unveiled it proposals to ‘rewire the state’ and devolve powers to regi...

FINANCE

CIPFA report uncovers 'weak financial management' at Hillingdon

By Martin Ford | 31 July 2026

Hillingdon LBC must change course to avoid relying on exceptional financial support (EFS) for yea...

FINANCE

Social care is main driver of councils' emergency funding requests

By Ann McGauran | 27 July 2026

Social care is ‘taking centre stage’ as the main factor driving councils’ requests for exceptiona...

FINANCE

Councils' financial pressures: The story behind rising EFS demand

By Joanne Pitt | 27 July 2026

Analysis by CIPFA of requests by councils for exceptional financial support (EFS) shows some are ...

FISCAL DEVOLUTION

England still lacks the foundations to make fiscal devolution transformative

By Iain Murray | 10 July 2026

We are yet to invest in the financial, economic and commercial skills needed for fiscal devolutio...

DEVOLUTION

Exclusive: Review on building capacity for 'full fat' devo is launched

By Ann McGauran | 08 July 2026

A review by one of Prime Minister in-waiting Andy Burnham's closest advisers on how to build the ...

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