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FINANCE
Council pressures have 'increased significantly', says OBR
By Dan Peters | 09 July 2025
Councils face ‘growing risks to their financial sustainability’, the UK’s official forecaster has...
PLANNING
Call for strengthening oversight of developer contributions system
By William Eichler | 06 June 2025
Weaknesses in the developer contributions system intended to fund affordable housing and local in...
IMMIGRATION
The impacts and risks of immigration and skills policies
By Oliver Lodge | 05 June 2025
Closer collaboration across Government departments and local authorities is vital to securing the...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Auditors call for action on delays to children's care cases
By William Eichler | 21 May 2025
The proportion of children who are subject to care proceedings who have had to wait over a year t...
GOVERNANCE
The importance of ensuring good governance
By Abdool Kara | 11 May 2025
Abdool Kara says: 'It’s worth considering how to achieve good governance in the challenging conte...
HOUSING
Stepping up to the housing challenge
By Martin Ford | 15 April 2025
With the Government intent on ramping up housebuilding figures, the delivery of accompanying infr...
FINANCE
Policy action needed to solve financial challenges
By Martin Ford | 08 April 2025
Radical short-term fixes followed by changes in policy are required to shore-up local government ...
GOVERNANCE
Why good annual reporting matters
By Steven Corbishley | 19 March 2025
Steven Corbishley says high-quality financial reporting not only supports accountability, it buil...
NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE
A new standards regime will be a good thing overall
By Abdool Kara | 13 March 2025
It looks likely that the Government will take forward the work of the Committee for Standards in ...
FINANCE
Promoting prevention
By Ann McGauran | 28 February 2025
A new report from the National Audit Office on local government financial sustainability doubles ...
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Strategic Director of Finance and Deputy Chief Executive (Section 151)
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