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FINANCE
Council-backed energy firm close to collapse
By Martin Ford | 05 January 2022
Together Energy, which is 50% owned by Warrington Council, is close to running out of funding, ac...
SOCIAL CARE
This provisional settlement makes the job of districts harder
By Cllr Sharon Taylor | 20 December 2021
The Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement falls short of what district councils need an...
FINANCE
Copeland in 'Section 114 territory'
By Dan Peters | 08 December 2021
Copeland BC is ‘heading rapidly towards its minimum level of reserves and an expectation internal...
FINANCE
Prudential code changes sparks fear for district finances
By Heather Jameson | 07 December 2021
Plans to change the rules on prudential borrowing have provoked fears that district councils’ fin...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Road to reform – a blurred vision
By Dr Eleanor Roy | 07 December 2021
Achieving the Government’s vision for the future of adult social care will take much more investm...
FINANCE
Statutory recommendation threat dropped
By Martin Ford | 01 December 2021
Warrington Council has escaped the threat of a statutory recommendation being issued by its exter...
CLIMATE CHANGE
It's time for a U-turn on rail investment
By Dr Arianna Giovannini | 22 November 2021
The Government must commit to delivering the Northern Powerhouse Rail in full, the eastern leg of...
FINANCE
LGA members accuse CIPFA of 'mission overreach'
By Martin Ford | 18 November 2021
Proposed changes to finance rules have provoked anger from the Local Government Association (LGA).
WHITEHALL
Social rent home building drops 12%
By Dan Peters | 18 November 2021
Just under 6,000 new social rent homes were delivered in England last year, new Government statis...
CLIMATE CHANGE
Councils need the tools to tackle climate change
By Heather Jameson | 17 November 2021
If the Government didn’t quite achieve its aims during COP26, it can still lead by example, harne...
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