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Districts escalate service sharing

By Martin Ford | 16 November 2022

Two councils will share leadership teams and almost all their services under an agreement expecte...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Count mistake 'damaged trust in elections'

By Martin Ford | 16 November 2022

A failure to count 1,000 votes by Barnsley MBC ‘damaged trust in elections,’ an investigation has...

WHITEHALL

Calls for UKSPF funding flexibility

By Martin Ford and Mark Conrad | 16 November 2022

Local government has asked Whitehall to reprofile cash from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF)...

WHITEHALL

'Don't scrap Ukraine homes scheme'

By Martin Ford | 16 November 2022

The Government has been urged not to scrap the Homes for Ukraine scheme amid reports it could fal...

FINANCE

Councils are chasing the cash

By Martin Ford | 16 November 2022

As local authorities await the details of the Autumn Statement, Martin Ford tests the water for v...

FINANCE

Council tax hikes won't be enough, Hunt warned

By Martin Ford | 16 November 2022

Council tax rises alone will not be enough to bridge the gaping budget shortfalls faced by local ...

LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE

'Left behind' areas risk losing out on levelling up funding

By Martin Ford | 15 November 2022

The Levelling Up Fund and other pots based on a bidding process risk allocating money according t...

LEGAL

Asylum hotel injunctions rejected

By Martin Ford | 14 November 2022

The High Court has rejected two applications for injunctions to block the use of hotels as accomm...

FINANCE

Counties in bankruptcy warning

By Martin Ford | 14 November 2022

Hampshire and Kent CC leaders have said they will be forced to issue Section 114 notices within t...

FINANCE

Two councils face eight-figure overspends

By Martin Ford | 11 November 2022

Rotherham MBC and Derby City Council are expecting to make 'significant' use of reserves to balan...

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