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WHITEHALL
Treasury under pressure over COMF extension
By Dan Peters | 10 December 2021
The Treasury is facing pressure to reassure English councils that funding to help reduce the spre...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Minister dismisses 'sham' university study
By Dan Peters | 09 December 2021
A minister has dismissed a university study on the UK community renewal fund as a ‘sham’.
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
The beginning of a new normal
By Lorna Baxter | 07 December 2021
In her final column as Society of County Treasurers president, Lorna Baxter reflects on local gov...
FINANCE
Welsh Government to work with local authorities on council tax reform
By Chris Mahony | 07 December 2021
The Welsh Government has pledged to work with local authorities in revamping council tax followin...
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...
HOMELESSNESS
A whole-system approach to tackle the blight of drug abuse
By Eddie Hughes | 07 December 2021
Minister for Rough Sleeping and Housing Eddie Hughes reflects on the Prime Minister’s announcemen...
WHITEHALL
Pickles committee calls for more freedoms and resources for councils
By Chris Mahony | 06 December 2021
A select committee whose members include ex-communities secretary Lord Pickles has said councils ...
BUSINESS RATES
Empowering engagement: The future of Council Tax collection post-pandemic
By Steven Johnson | 06 December 2021
Stephen Johnson looks at some steps councils can take to help build a next-generation service to ...
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