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Council funding gap 'unbridgeable'

11/02/2025

The Treasury has come under fire from peers for adding to councils' financial pressures with increased National Insurance contributions.

Minister told districts funding level 'just not acceptable'

07/02/2025

Local government minister Jim McMahon has responded to claims district authorities will see little increase in their funding this year.

Concern over new audit body

04/02/2025

Ministers have been warned against overreach with the creation of the Local Audit Office (LAO).

Tax hikes agreed for just six councils

03/02/2025

Councils facing financial woes have been told to scale back council tax rises, just weeks before they put their new budgets in place.

Leicester takes issue with watchdog's criticism

31/01/2025

Leicester City Council has said a newly-published Ofsted report ‘does not accurately reflect' its children's services.

Questions over financial impact of reorganisation

30/01/2025

Questions have been raised over whether the Government's approach to local government reorganisation will help resolve the financial crisis facing the sector.

Three boroughs seek more than £120m financial support

28/01/2025

Three London boroughs have announced in the past week they are seeking exceptional financial support from the Government.

Barnet issues s114 over unauthorised payments

24/01/2025

Barnet LBC has issued a section 114 notice over ‘unlawful' payments to and from the council's pension fund.

Mayor warns of creating 'behemoths'

22/01/2025

A mayor has warned of creating local government ‘behemoths' overburdened with responsibilities.

Government seeks Prevent programme 'answers' after Southport attack

21/01/2025

Reforms to Prevent are to be unveiled this week ahead of a public inquiry looking at why it failed to stop last year's fatal Southport knife attack.

Questions over grooming inquiries' legal backing

17/01/2025

Concern has been raised over the legal backing for local inquiries into child sexual exploitation.

Chiefs expecting pressure to spend ahead of reorganisation

15/01/2025

Council chiefs expect to come under intense pressure from leaders to sanction questionable spending before their authority is reorganised out of existence.

Councils to join AI drive

13/01/2025

Local government will be asked to assist in a drive to develop the infrastructure and skills needed to harness the potential of artificial intelligence (AI).

Birmingham overhauls leadership team

13/01/2025

Birmingham City Council has made a string of appointments to its senior leadership team.

Special educational needs statutory override is 'abomination'

10/01/2025

Accountancy alone will not be enough to end the ‘abomination' of statutory overrides for special educational needs (SEN) budgets, a minister has said.

McMahon: No cap on devo priority programme

10/01/2025

There will be no cap on the number of areas included in the Government's devolution priority programme, a minister has said.

Social care reform requires 'political courage'

09/01/2025

The Government's three-year timetable for reforming social care has been labelled ‘completely unnecessary' by Sir Andrew Dilnot.

Rayner rejects reorganisation 'distraction' claim

08/01/2025

Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner has denied that local government reorganisation will impact on councils' ability to deliver services.

Wirral auditor issues statutory notice

07/01/2025

Auditors have raised the alarm over Wirral MBC's finances as it fights to avoid issuing a section 114 notice.

Councils battle new year floods

02/01/2025

Councils in the north west of England are continuing to work around the clock following floods on New Year's Day.

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