WHITEHALL

Ministers: Don't rely on more funding

By Dan Peters | 31 July 2020

Ministers have warned councils not to rely on more funding on top of the announcements made so far.

WHITEHALL

Government handling of social care during pandemic attacked

By Michael Burton | 29 July 2020

MPs have delivered a blistering attack on the Government’s handling of social care during coronav...

WHITEHALL

MPs slate ministers over sector funding

By Michael Burton | 23 July 2020

MPs have slated ministers for failing to give local government sufficient funding and urged them ...

FINANCE

Ministry was 'blind' to council investment risks, says PAC

By Heather Jameson | 13 July 2020

Ministers have been blind to the risk of commercial investments by councils, Parliament’s spendin...

HEALTH

Government 'failed to prepare' on PPE, say MPs

By Laura Sharman | 08 July 2020

The Government has failed to ensure there is enough personal protective equipment (PPE) in the ev...

WHITEHALL

Watchdog head in 'bankruptcy' warning

By Dan Peters | 07 July 2020

The head of Parliament’s financial watchdog has warned that ‘a lot’ of councils remained at risk ...

NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE

It makes good sense to diversify income

By Simone Hines | 02 June 2020

Some of the commentary on commerciality implies councils are going into these investments reckles...

FINANCE

The COVID review is yet to come

By Abdool Kara | 27 May 2020

The NAO is being careful not to compromise the emergency response to COVID-19, but there will be ...

WHITEHALL

Government to review commercial investment data

By Dan Peters | 21 May 2020

The Government will review the data it collects on commercial investments by councils after it wa...

WHITEHALL

Treasury criticised for 'attack' on council sovereignty

By Dan Peters | 12 May 2020

A Treasury crackdown on local authorities using cheap finance to buy commercial property for rent...

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