New SIGOMA chair: ‘We need certainty’ on council funding
Mayor Chris Cooke, new chair of the Special Interest Group of Municipal Authorities (SIGOMA), talks to LocalGov about collaborative governance and funding.
Council grant funding increases by £2.4bn
21/08/2024 Whitehall revenue grant funding to local authorities was up by £2.4bn last month, latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have revealed. |
Gauke calls for new Office for Spending Evaluation
31/07/2023 Former Treasury minister David Gauke has called for a new Office for Spending Evaluation to prioritise ‘productive’ spending on public services. |
LocalGov editor Laura Sharman dies after short illness
16/01/2023 It is with great sadness that LocalGov announces that its editor, Laura Sharman, has died after a short illness. |
