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FINANCE
Oflog chair 'aware of the systemic pressures'
By Martin Ford | 05 January 2024
Chair of the Office for Local Government (Oflog), Lord Morse, has said he wants to ‘set the recor...
DEVOLUTION
Lord Morse: I do not blame all council failure on 'bad management'
By Lord Morse | 05 January 2024
A recent newspaper article portrayed him wrongly as arguing that any council financial failure co...
FINANCE
Nottingham commissioners would 'undermine senior officers'
By Martin Ford | 04 January 2024
Nottingham City Council has urged the Government not to send in commissioners to oversee the runn...
FINANCE
Finance watchdog launches Thurrock investigation
By Mark Conrad | 03 January 2024
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has launched an investigation into the conduct of an unname...
FINANCE
Havering LBC 'on brink' of section 114 notice
By Mark Conrad | 22 December 2023
Havering LBC could become the first council to issue a section 114 notice in 2024, after its lead...
FINANCE
Council looks at minimum service level to balance budget
By Mark Conrad | 20 December 2023
A struggling county council wants to determine its legal minimum service level across all service...
ELECTIONS
Crying wolf or creaking system?
By Andy Pike | 19 December 2023
There is contention over the true scale of councils’ financial woes and what lies behind them say...
FINANCE
Tax referendum cap lifted for three councils
By Martin Ford | 19 December 2023
A number of councils are set to raise council tax by up to 10% next year without holding referend...
FINANCE
HS2 bill leaves Cheshire East at risk of s114
By Martin Ford | 15 December 2023
Cheshire East Council could be left facing a section 114 notice unless it receives Government com...
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...
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