The LGA has called on the Government to accelerate its review of council sales, fees and charges, 10 months after it was first announced, as part…[more...]
Councils in England spent £467 million on B&B accommodation for homeless families in 2025-26, up 26 per cent on the previous year, while total net spending… [more...]
Plans to hand mayors a portion of income tax revenues risk funding for richer areas pulling ahead by billions of pounds a year unless carefully designed… [more...]
Local government directors of finance have reported an improvement in audit completion compared with previous years – but have called for more detailed information and guidance… [more...]
The workforce needed to deliver the planned expansion of devolution across England is not “prepped and ready to go,” a strategic authority chief executive has warned.
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