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FINANCE
Croydon approves 15% tax hike
By Dan Peters | 09 March 2023
Croydon LBC has approved a 15% council tax increase as part of a 2023-24 budget that was original...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Adult social care reforms due in spring
By Martin Ford | 09 March 2023
A minister has hinted at a more long-term approach to adult social care in forthcoming reforms.
FINANCE
Councils in dark on levelling up scorings
By Martin Ford | 08 March 2023
The Levelling Up Fund has come in for fresh criticism after it emerged councils will not be told ...
FINANCE
Surge in abuse compensation costs
By Martin Ford | 08 March 2023
Lambeth LBC has increased its capitalisation request to the Government after the costs of its abu...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
International Women's Day: The local cost of barriers to women's paid work
By Ann McGauran | 08 March 2023
New analysis launched on International Women’s Day highlights the impact on regional economies of...
NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE
It will be the service user who risks losing the most from delayed audits
By Rob Whiteman | 07 March 2023
As the NAO report concludes, delays in local audit accounts pose a risk to the Whole of Governmen...
FINANCE
Sum of Norfolk's parts
07 March 2023
In the scramble for devolution, it’s not unusual for big figures to be banded around as people ge...
PLANNING
A solid plan for planning
By Sir Bob Neill | 07 March 2023
Sir Bob Neill examines how a consultation on increasing planning fees will set in motion long-las...
NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE
Looking at alternatives to competitive funding pots
By Abdool Kara | 07 March 2023
Could the resources invested in failed bids, added to the immense resources needed to assess them...
FINANCE
Cause of local authority audit delays 'multi-faceted'
By Mark Whitehead | 07 March 2023
Stakeholders in the local audit system must continue efforts to secure timely publication of audi...
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