FINANCE
Warning to councils after £1m fraud case
By William Eichler | 09 January 2025
Local authorities have been urged to learn from weaknesses that enabled an Aberdeen City Council employee to commit a £1.1m fraud over nearly two decades.
FINANCE
£2bn finance settlement boost announced
By Dan Peters | 18 December 2024
Councils in England will receive a share of £2bn additional funding next year under the provision...
SIGOMA
Fair Funding Review is a golden opportunity to fix finance system
By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 16 December 2024
Council tax equalisation – a ‘reset’ in the system - would offset a decade of mismatched funding ...
FINANCE
Sector call for council tax review
By Dan Peters | 13 December 2024
Local government has called for a ‘fundamental review of council tax’ in a long-awaited report.
SCOTLAND
'Record' funding settlement for Scottish councils
By Dan Peters | 13 December 2024
Scottish councils are expected to share a ‘record’ funding settlement of more than £15bn, provisi...
FUNDING
Biting the bullet on local tax transformation
By Sandy Forsyth | 11 December 2024
Localis lead researcher Sandy Forsyth sets out the political case for local funding revaluation a...
FINANCE
Windsor and Maidenhead wants 25% council tax increase amid section 114 warning
By Dan Peters | 11 December 2024
Cash-strapped Windsor & Maidenhead BC has warned a section 114 notice is ‘almost inevitable’ if i...
FINANCE
Fresh revenue raising powers promised for councils
By Dan Peters | 04 December 2024
The Scottish Budget has pledged to ‘enhance the fiscal empowerment of local government through wo...
FUNDING
The Government is serious about trying to fix funding
By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 29 November 2024
The policy statement is a welcome first step in resetting the relationship between funding and ne...
FINANCE
Call for courage over failing council finances
By By Martin Ford | 21 November 2024
‘Drastic action’ from the Government is required to shore-up councils’ finances amid multiple cri...
FINANCE
Fixing councils' financial distress
By Andy Pike | 20 November 2024
Andy Pike and Jack Shaw examine the reasons for local authorities’ financial challenges, and say ...
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