AUTUMN BUDGET

All eyes on the Budget

By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 17 October 2024

The hope is that the Budget may finally mark the beginning of some certainty for local government...

FINANCE

Whiteman backs independent funding body call

By Dan Peters | 09 October 2024

A former Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy chief has backed a call for alloca...

FINANCE

Independent funding body distribution call

By Dan Peters | 02 October 2024

Local authorities in some of the country’s most deprived areas have called for allocations of cou...

POLICY

Councils raise concerns over early prisoner release

By Dan Peters | 18 September 2024

Local authorities in some of the most deprived areas have raised concerns about the Government’s ...

FINANCE

Waiting continues for multi-year settlement despite 'collapse' warnings

By Dan Peters | 11 September 2024

Local government expects another one-year finance settlement despite warnings that failing to add...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Regional growth initiatives likely to 'fall over next year' without UKSPF clarity

By Ann McGauran | 11 September 2024

ASYLUM

EXCLUSIVE: Asylum hotel use may increase as small boat crossings continue

By Dan Peters | 10 September 2024

Asylum hotels are expected to remain open for months, with the Home Office privately suggesting t...

FINANCE

How to fix local government finance

By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 05 August 2024

Existing funding needs to be distributed more fairly, and stability must be returned to the syste...