FINANCE

DCLG 'clueless' over impact of council cuts

Spending watchdogs have told the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) to do more to understand the impact of funding cutbacks on council services.

article-author
By Jonathan Werran | 18 November 2014

Spending watchdogs have told the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) to do more to understand the impact of funding cutbacks on council services.

The intervention comes in the National Audit Office's (NAO) latest report on the financial sustainability of local authorities, which have been landed with 37% real terms funding cutbacks from 2010/11 to 2015/16.

Jonathan Werran

Popular articles by Jonathan Werran

  1. Getting to the heart of the matter
  2. Appetite for construction
  3. A good time for the sector to have friends in high places
  4. Regeneration must get on its bike

SUBSCRIBE TO CONTINUE READING

Get unlimited access to The MJ with a subscription, plus a weekly copy of The MJ magazine sent directly to you door and inbox.

Subscribe

Full website content includes additional, exclusive commentary and analysis on the issues affecting local government.

Login

Already a subscriber?

Jonathan Werran

Popular articles by Jonathan Werran

  1. Getting to the heart of the matter
  2. Appetite for construction
  3. A good time for the sector to have friends in high places
  4. Regeneration must get on its bike
footer-logo

©2024 Hemming Group Limited. Registered in England and Wales. Registered No: 490200. VAT number GB342 023 408