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BUSINESS RATES
Let's see what happens on longer-term funding
By Lorna Baxter | 31 March 2021
Lorna Baxter gave evidence at the Public Accounts Committee in response to the NAO report on loca...
FINANCE
Short-term funding has held back care, says watchdog
By Michael Burton | 25 March 2021
Short-term funding has held back investment in the unstable £16.5bn adult social care market desp...
FINANCE
The White Paper recognises coterminosity makes a strategic difference
By Abdool Kara | 23 March 2021
Abdool Kara asks if the lessons of Lansley will be learned, 'especially the making-redundant-the...
FINANCE
Marsham Street told to improve transparency
By Martin Ford | 19 March 2021
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has come under fire from financ...
DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES
Watchdog warns of post-pandemic underfunding crisis
By Michael Burton | 16 March 2021
Local government has been praised by the national finance watchdog for its response to the pandem...
NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE
Fewer than half of local audits done by deadline, watchdog finds
By Ann McGauran | 16 March 2021
Fewer than half of local public bodies’ 2019-20 audits were completed by last November, despite a...
FINANCE
Councils left seriously underfunded, NAO finds
By Michael Burton | 08 March 2021
Coronavirus has left local authorities seriously underfunded and facing budget cuts unless the Go...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Levelling up risks becoming less than the sum of its parts
By Zoe Billingham | 08 March 2021
There is always political appetite for short-term infrastructure projects, but we need transparen...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Pressure mounts on Jenrick over audit
By Dan Peters | 09 February 2021
Whitehall officials are putting communities secretary Robert Jenrick under pressure to change cou...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Councils' role is vital to a fulsome recovery
By Abdool Kara | 26 January 2021
Some loved ones will not be around to experience the renaissance when it comes. But for those who...
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