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WHITEHALL
Fresh council warning over rates appeals
By Heather Jameson | 15 March 2021
Councils have warned they could face financial collapse if potential cuts to business rates go ah...
FINANCE
Two directors resign from crisis-hit Croydon
By Heather Jameson | 19 February 2021
Two executive directors have resigned from crisis-hit Croydon LBC after they were suspended earli...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
EXCLUSIVE: Four senior Croydon officers suspended
By Heather Jameson | 09 February 2021
Crisis-hit Croydon LBC has suspended a big chunk of its senior leadership in a bombshell move.
FINANCE
McArdle drafted in to help Croydon
By Dan Peters | 26 January 2021
The lead commissioner at Northamptonshire CC, Tony McArdle, has been appointed to chair Section 1...
FINANCE
More councils will be forced to issue Section 114 notices, MPs warn
By Dan Peters | 22 January 2021
More councils will ‘soon be unable to balance their books and be forced to issue Section 114 noti...
FINANCE
Croydon increases capitalisation request
By Dan Peters | 16 December 2020
Croydon LBC has asked the Government for a loan £20m more than the amount first floated weeks ago.
DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES
What a year!
By Ann McGauran | 15 December 2020
The MJ reflects on another year in local government, significantly influenced by the pandemic tha...
DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES
Nottingham City Council risks Section 114 if no Government bailout
By Ann McGauran | 08 December 2020
Nottingham City Council risks a Section 114 notice without a significant Government bailout, says...
FINANCE
MPs to investigate S114s amid Croydon collapse
03 December 2020
MPs have launched an investigation into the financial predicament of councils in the aftermath of...
FINANCE
Croydon issues second Section 114 notice
By Martin Ford | 02 December 2020
The council still faces a shortfall of £66m, 21 days after its first notice was issued.
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