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Kerry Lorimer

‘Chaotic, challenging, uncomfortable’: finance officers deliver settlement verdict

Finance Settlement

Call for London to be ‘at leading edge’ of fiscal devolution

london

Councils to be held accountable over DSG deficits

Dedicated Schools Grant

Financial sustainability warning for Scottish councils

Scotland

Finance team recruitment struggle a ‘risk’ to recovering Thurrock

Thurrock Council

Scottish government defends ‘poor relations’ settlement for councils

Scotland

Regulation ‘far too easily’ used as excuse for inaction

Derbyshire

Somerset finances ‘fragile’ ahead of council tax decision

Somerset

Conditional high-needs write off would be ‘grossly unfair’

SEND

‘Head of steam’ for Scottish council tax reform

Scotland

Rural areas count the cost of funding overhaul

Finance Settlement

‘Hugely disappointing’ settlement forces North Yorks 4.99% council tax rise

Council Tax

Scottish councils pressed to curb council tax rises after ‘fair’ settlement

Scotland

Somerset eyes above-limit council tax rise

Council Tax

Scottish councils’ warning over financial sustainability

Scotland

Walsall sounds warning over SEND deficits

SEND

BCP seeks 7.4% council tax hike after ‘beyond brutal’ settlement

Council Tax

Prevention undermined by ‘disconnect’ with health: Tom Wilkinson

Health
Devolution

Scotland

Funding

Funding