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FINANCE
Number of late auditor opinions increases
By Sam Clayden | 20 December 2016
The proportion of council accounts that auditors were unable to issue timely opinions on has incr...
WHITEHALL
PAC: Government overstated Troubled Families effectiveness
By William Eichler | 20 December 2016
The Government has ‘overstated’ the effectiveness of its Troubled Families programme and been ‘ev...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
MPs raise concerns over devolution
By William Eichler | 19 December 2016
The Government has failed to clearly define its objectives for devolution in England and must imp...
FINANCE
Pressure pushes Holyrood into schools funding U-turn
By William Eichler | 16 December 2016
Pressure from local government has pushed Holyrood into a major U-turn on plans to grab £100m of ...
FINANCE
Government must loosen its control
By Heather Jameson | 15 December 2016
The local government finance settlement was a less an announcement to fix the funding shortfall f...
FINANCE
'Long-term national solution' still needed to solve social care crisis
By Dan Peters | 15 December 2016
The sector and experts have argued that the announcement that an extra £900m will be made availab...
FINANCE
Concerned watchdog in warning over council's savings plan
By Dan Peters | 15 December 2016
East Dunbartonshire Council needs to do a lot more to save the £28m it needs to over the next thr...
WHITEHALL
Call for earlier intervention in council schools
By William Eichler | 14 December 2016
Central government should intervene earlier and more often in local authorities when it has finan...
FINANCE
A bumpy ride for the sector
By Heather Jameson | 13 December 2016
From Bowie to Brexit and bed-blocking, 2016 has been a rollercoaster year. Heather Jameson skips ...
FINANCE
Goodbye 2016 and hello to another turbulent year
By Heather Jameson | 13 December 2016
Heather Jameson looks back on one difficult year for local government and forward to another.
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