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ELECTORAL COMMISSION
Commission pushes ahead with surveys despite elections uncertainty
By Martin Ford | 30 January 2025
The Electoral Commission is pushing ahead with two surveys for returning officers about May's pol...
FINANCE
New unitary seeks exceptional financial support
By Dan Peters | 30 January 2025
A unitary council that is less than two years old is seeking exceptional financial support from G...
GOVERNANCE
Don't get caught in the bubble trap
By Andrew Muter | 29 January 2025
Professor Catherine Staite and Andrew Muter examine the risks that lead to failures within local ...
FINANCE
We need to talk about the state of the state
By Heather Jameson | 29 January 2025
A Hollywood actor's eloquent court argument about why he shouldn't have to pay council tax may ra...
FINANCE
Hold on to ethical standards in this time of change
By Nicole Wood | 29 January 2025
In her last Money Matters column ahead of taking up the role of chief executive at Essex CC Nicol...
FINANCE
HMRC does not know how much National Insurance it collects from councils
By Emily Twinch | 29 January 2025
HMRC has said it does not hold data on employers National Insurance Contribution (NIC) payments r...
FINANCE
DCN: Triple drainage board funding
By Emily Twinch | 29 January 2025
Umbrella-body the District Councils’ Network (DCN) has called on the Government to increase its f...
FINANCE
Three boroughs seek more than £120m financial support
By Martin Ford | 28 January 2025
Three London boroughs have announced in the past week they are seeking exceptional financial supp...
SCOTLAND
'Challenging future' for Scottish councils
By Emily Twinch | 28 January 2025
Local authorities in Scotland dug into savings to close a budget gap of £759m last financial year...
MANAGEMENT
Dudley to save £1.2m from restructure
By Dan Peters | 27 January 2025
Dudley MBC is expected to save £1.2m from its senior management restructure, a meeting of the cou...
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