The lowest-funded councils have called for “fundamental change” to the way local government is financed – or they risk having to make cuts across all services.
Concerns over a “completely unsustainable” financial position have forced the London Borough of Croydon to request additional government support, including the write-off of more than £500m of debt.
Millions returned to councils from a waste-to-energy plant prove a publicly owned facility is “far preferable” to paying for a private business to run the site, one of the councils has said.
Capital spending restrictions imposed on the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities will hamper local authority investment and harm the government’s flagship policy, experts have warned.
A rare public interest report into historic governance issues at Cheshire East Council highlights the declining standards of public officials in recent years, the external auditors who published the...
Concerns over soaring private rental costs have prompted Westminster City Council to propose spending more than £80m to buy properties for temporary accommodation.
A senior minister has warned that plans for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council to create additional revenues must keep to the “spirit and intent” of local government guidance.
Warrington Borough Council is set to discuss its borrowing and capital investment strategies with CIPFA, in an attempt to show how its approach, previously flagged as a concern by the government, “is...
Failed commercial investments have prompted Thurrock Council to request £182m of exceptional financial support from the government to help it balance its 2023-24 budget.
A senior local government official has revealed the commissioners appointed to Thurrock Council will get additional powers to help turn the authority around.
Better collaboration between community groups and Welsh councils is crucial to maintaining services amid ever-tightening budgets, the national watchdog has said.
The reliance on falling commercial income to fill funding gaps at Woking Borough Council has placed the authority’s finances at an “immediate risk”, according to an internal report.
Senior ministers have defended the allocation of regeneration funds, amid concerns that projects in the southeast and London received preferential treatment.
Trafford Council has removed a multi-million-pound loan facility for the development of an office campus after the company failed to draw down the finance.
Councils will struggle to meet their net-zero goals because the funding model is too short-term, experts have warned as some authorities begin scaling back their ambitions.
Profound divisions between officers, the lack of investment prioritisation and dated digital infrastructure are hampering Invest Northern Ireland’s ability to fully utilise government funding, an...
