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London Borough of Camden is suing a former PFI partner and its main subcontractors for £130m for costs relating to the evacuation of one of its housing estates the week[…]
Northamptonshire County Council’s new section 151 officer should draw up plans to repatriate powers from government commissioners amid ongoing problems with financial management, according to an independent review. In September,[…]
Councils could face compensation costs running into the millions after the High Court ruled that a council unlawfully overcharged its tenants for supplying water, according to lawyers. The court last[…]
Conservative Party manifesto proposals would not meet rising costs faced by councils, while Labour Party policies would meet demand even with a council tax freeze, according to the Institute for[…]
The pressure to integrate climate change thinking into LGPS asset management is growing. At the Room 151 LGPS Asset Allocation Forum, experts insisted climate be seen as a strategic issue[…]
LGPS funds will have a clearer idea about the administration challenges facing them to remedy the outcome of the McCloud court judgement by the second quarter of next year, according[…]
A major local authority shared services venture involving Northamptonshire County Council is to be restructured after it was revealed that a number of service areas were only included to boost[…]
A report by London Borough of Haringey finance officers has sounded the alarm over the options for councils to find cheaper lenders than the Public Works Loans Board (PWLB) following[…]
As the battle for Number 10 hots up, Room151 takes a look at the manifesto commitments likely to be of most interest to section 151 officers. Conservative Party Business rates[…]
The number of homes built by councils without relying on government grant rose by 40% last year, according to government statistics. Room 151 analysis of figures released by the Ministry[…]
