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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.

£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...

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 ...

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.

'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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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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