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FINANCE
Policy statement brings little Christmas cheer for councils
14 December 2023
The local government finance policy statement confirmed sector fears that there is no new money f...
COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK
No Christmas cheer from Gove the Grinch
By Heather Jameson | 13 December 2023
In a year that Michael Gove handed £1.9bn in departmental underspends back to the Treasury, and t...
FINANCE
Gove in 'crying wolf' claim
By Martin Ford | 06 December 2023
Local government secretary Michael Gove has claimed some people in the sector have ‘been crying w...
FINANCE
Gove announces funding settlement
By Mark Conrad | 05 December 2023
Levelling up secretary Michael Gove has announced the local government finance policy statement, ...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Under pressure
By Greg Clark | 04 December 2023
Pressures are increasing in every local authority he speaks to, but with the need to bear down on...
PEOPLE
MPs demand answers on Oflog independence
By Dan Peters | 24 November 2023
MPs have called for the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to outline the degre...
WHITEHALL
Devo's the word – so what comes next?
By Heather Jameson | 21 November 2023
Michael Gove’s appearance at the County Councils’ Network conference this week may have been ill-...
FINANCE
Gove hints at Autumn Statement gifts
By Heather Jameson | 21 November 2023
Levelling up secretary Michael Gove hinted Christmas may come early for councils when Jeremy Hunt...
CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC FINANCE AND ACCOUNTANCY
Peer reviews: The heat is on
20 November 2023
Is corporate peer review a robust enough way to predict the risks of a future section 114 or is i...
NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE
Too many cuts could drain councils of their services
By Heather Jameson | 15 November 2023
Heather Jameson says: ‘The question for ministers is not just ‘which councils face financial coll...
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