The government must develop a flexible long-term funding strategy if it is to meet its target of eliminating rough sleeping by 2024, according to experts.
The decision to rebrand the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government has been criticised by the sector, with one expert calling it a misstep.
Thanet District Council’s leader has requested central government support to improve governance at the authority, following disciplinary issues and legal disputes.
The recently announced social care reforms are welcome, but councils are still in the dark over how long-term care will be funded, says Jonathan Carr-West, chief executive of the Local Government...
Local authorities will require a centralised strategy to ensure that net zero commitments are met, and councils are not forced to “go it alone”, according to a senior peer.
Sheffield City Council expects social care pressures to make up more than 70% of a £43m funding gap this year, with further government support needed to ensure medium-term viability.
Local authorities in the UK will receive additional funding to help with the cost of resettling Afghan refugees, following the recent coup in the nation.
Cambridgeshire County Council will need to establish a clear strategy on council tax after missing out on much-needed income in recent years, according to the Local Government Association.
Nottinghamshire County Council has reported a 12.5% increase in the cost of its flagship highways project, which one councillor warned could become “its HS2”.
Nottingham City Council’s scrutiny of wholly-owned companies remains “superficial and inadequate” a year after its auditors raised similar concerns, according to an independent report.
Mansfield District Council is set to sell a hotel it owns in Edinburgh, after the Covid-19 lockdown led to the operator saying the site was ‘unsustainable’.
More frequent business rates valuations in England would be a “positive step” but must happen alongside other reforms to the wider council funding system, the Local Government Association has told...
Local authority procurement body Public Sector Audit Appointments will reassess its proposal to increase the number of audit lots following a mixed response from the sector.
Tensions are rising between central governemnt and a London authority over funding for repairs to Hammersmith Bridge, with transport minister Baroness Vere criticising the business case for...
Councils in England will be required to provide more information on reserve levels to the government, in a bid to improve Whitehall's understanding of financial risks.
Suspected form tampering and safeguarding concerns led a Midlands authority to cancel a contract with a SEND home-to-school transport supplier with two weeks until the start of term.
