What really caused the council funding crisis?
Max Mosley, NIESR, explores the origins of the local government funding crisis and warns the next government will have to act quickly to address it.
Council payouts for pothole punctures down 13%
03/04/2024 Council payouts for punctured tyres are down 13% since 2020 despite reports of pothole-riddled roads increasing by almost a quarter over the same period. |
Are social housing providers at risk of underinsurance?
12/03/2024 Michaela Tweedley, director at building and projects consultancy Brawdia, discusses whether social housing providers are at risk of underinsurance. |
Scrutinising your approach to risk
30/01/2024 Councils are scrutinising their approach to risk in light of the difficult economic conditions. Gordon Winstanley, McLarens, looks at the implications. |
Withdrawal of council’s insurance linked to councillor’s finances
18/08/2023 Clevedon TC’s loss of insurance cover, which led to the council closing facilities, has been linked to the financial history of one of its councillors. |
Councils urged to cut ‘red tape’ ahead of coronation
27/02/2023 Levelling up secretary Michael Gove has called on councils to ensure that celebrations marking the King’s coronation are not held up by ‘needless red tape’. |
Councils owed over £9m from property damage
23/11/2022 Local authorities across England could be owed at least £9.3m from unclaimed costs after property damage alone in the past five years, research reveals. |
Council chiefs welcome £750m events insurance scheme
09/08/2021 Local authorities have welcomed a new Government-backed insurance scheme designed to help the events industry recover from the impact of COVID-19. |
Local government and the challenges faced when obtaining insurance
11/11/2020 Agnieszka Gajli highlights the growing need for public sector insurance, and offers expert advice for managing procurement during challenging market conditions. |
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70,000 homes ‘at risk’ of having no flood insurance
21/02/2020 A think tank has warned that there are around 70,000 homes that are at risk of having no flood insurance because they are built in high-risk flooding zones. |
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Crawley council joins ‘money-saving’ insurance mutual
21/01/2019 Crawley Borough Council has become a founding member of the local government insurance mutual, which it argues will help reduce the authority’s ‘forecasted budget gap’. |
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Pothole ‘epidemic’ costing drivers and insurers £1m per month
11/05/2018 Pothole-related car insurance claims have risen by 171% in the first four months of 2018, new research has revealed today. |
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MMC: Knowing the risks
12/03/2018 Allison Whittington warns that local authorities should be aware of the risks associated with using modern methods of construction. |
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Terrorism insurance increases more than 300% in one year
04/01/2018 The value of public sector awards and frameworks for insurance services that included terrorism cover increased by over 300% in one year, new research reveals. |
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Tax increases on insurance exposing public sector to ‘higher risk’, insurer warns
21/11/2017 Increases in the tax on insurance policies is leaving public sector and voluntary organisations exposed to higher risk, a leading insurer has warned. |
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New mutual to reduce insurance costs for councils
20/07/2017 Council chiefs are exploring options to set up a local government mutual to reduce the amount councils spend on insurance every year. |
Shell is helping power the journey towards a circular paving industry with Shell Bitumen LT R, a new product for roads that uses plastics destined for landfill as part of the additives to make the bitumen.
Effective Energy Group is now offering its support to the 40 Local Authorities who have received a share of the £430m to deliver their projects on the ground by surveying properties and installing measures.
Dougie Belmore explains how one of the main interfaces between you and Bacs is about to change.
