South Cambridgeshire District Council plans to continue its four-day working week, despite government opposition, claiming the pilot has improved staff recruitment and retention.
Increasing the weekly maximum adult social care charge would partially offset the inflation councils have experienced, the Welsh Government has said while insisting it still plans to make care...
A former officer at New Forest District Council has been jailed for almost five years after defrauding the authority of more than £88,000 through inflated maintenance work.
Improved data monitoring and expert review teams will help the Office for Local Government spot and support councils that could be at risk of financial failure, the government has claimed.
Senior councillors have refused to recommend more than £20m of cuts at Nottingham City Council, potentially escalating a dispute with the government over funding and local decision-making.
Plans to reopen Doncaster Sheffield Airport have taken another step forward, with City of Doncaster Council set to develop a full business case that could unlock up to £138m of development funding.
The government’s mooted fix for the local audit backlog is being consulted on by the system leaders, with hopes of publishing more than 700 outstanding audits this year.
The social rent cap and increased spending due to new legislation have created a “perfect storm” at the London Borough of Southwark, slowing housebuilding, a senior officer has said.
Efforts to reduce budget pressures may have led to Nottingham City Council breaching regulations on the use of ringfenced income, an independent report has said.
Four authorities have been given permission to raise council tax above the referendum limit to meet their spending needs next year, but one request was rejected.
This year is shaping up to be another difficult one for UK councils. Ian Owen, public sector industry director at TechnologyOne, believes that more joined-up enterprise solutions, as widely used...
Birmingham City Council has delayed its meeting to approve spending plans as it waits for a government decision it said is key to setting a balanced budget for 2024-25.
Councillors will write to the government requesting a public inquiry following Thurrock Council’s financial collapse due to its failed commercial investments.
An outdated funding model has pushed councils into a financial crisis and requires fundamental reform – not simply increasing the reliance on a regressive council tax system – a group of MPs has said.
Weak governance and a lack of transparency surrounding an economic regeneration project overseen by Tees Valley Combined Authority have prevented a government-appointed panel from determining whether...
