Spending review set to push up council tax
The government may allow increases in council tax much higher than current thresholds, writes Adrian Jenkins. There is much that we do not know about the spending review later this[…]
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Course aims to aid move from private sector to council accounting
Training event: Tackling the political context and peculiarites of local government accounting. Negotiating the move from private sector to local government accounting can be daunting. But, according to one expert,[…]
‘Unknowns’ linger in social care calculations
The clock is ticking on implementation of the social care reforms. Ewan Dewar writes that many uncertainties remain to be resolved. The much lauded social care reforms were announced in[…]
Despite a commitment of billions, social care funding is ‘not solved’
The government’s social care announcements will fall short of solving the funding crisis for local government and might even make it worse, writes Adrian Jenkins. All now depends on the[…]
Andrew Hardingham: Holidays await but the ‘in’ box is brimming over
Finance chiefs may be longing for time off but unfortunately there is a long list of issues still awaiting their attention. Andrew Hardingham offers a checklist you probably don’t want[…]
Funding structures and old tech threaten recruitment of best financial talent
Gemma Bell argues councils need automation fit for the 21st century. The findings of the recent Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report into local government finance included a stark conclusion that[…]
Impact Awards: The winners are revealed
The waiting is over, the hard work of completing the entries and judging have come to fruition. It remains only to announce the winners. The winners of the inaugural CCLA/Room151[…]
Does local government need a new red flag system to signal looming financial crisis?
Andrew Hardingham examines calls for a new early warning system for section 114s notices and finds there are already many mechanisms in place, if only they were used properly and[…]
Finance chiefs may have to ’embrace the uncertainty’ in financial planning
Adrian Jenkins looks at the unenviable task of financial planning in local government given the “suite of moving parts” affecting the sector. Is there any point in making any financial[…]
Income losses and lack of data hamper Whitehall’s support of councils in the pandemic
MPs point to problematic information and the loss of income as major obstacles for local government finances after Covid-19 hit. A report from MPs underlines what many local government finance[…]
