Deadline slips as auditors and finance grapple with remote working and valuations. Being a section 151 officer in a local authority is absolutely the best job there could possibly be.[…]
Sponsored article: Laura Bridges celebrates finance teams for everything from their work on the post-Covid recovery to delivering affordable homes and innovating in the face of austerity. We are thrilled[…]
Jon Coane and Mark Cook look at the difference local authorities can make in reducing carbon emissons. It’s a real privilege to be part of the Room 151 Impact Awards[…]
Entries close on 30th April for the CCLA/Room151 Impact Awards for finance teams. There are just seven days to go until the deadline for entries to the inaugural CCLA/Room151 Impact[…]
Adrian Jenkins argues local government needs a system that provides a “stable and preditable resource base” not just the right funding levels. Massive changes in funding are planned for 2022-23,[…]
Former local government finance chief Andrew Hardingham calls on government to start a “meaningful dialogue” over devolution of powers and funding. “The Government is overseeing a fundamental shift of power[…]
The Department for Education is consulting on a streamlined process for schools’ business rates. The DfE looks at how the new system should help make savings and calls for feedback[…]
The CCLA/Room151 Impact Awards spotlight finance teams with a direct impact on their local communities and the environment. This week we explore Cheltenham Borough Council’s efforts to build a technology[…]
Regeneration and economic growth will depend on districts’ ability to secure funding and work with public and private partners, argues Sanjiv Kohli. Covid hit us in March 2020 and immediately[…]
The CCLA/Room151 Impact Awards showcase finance teams with a direct impact on their local communities and the environment. This week we spotlight Liverpool City Council’s efforts to support the hospitality[…]
