North Northamptonshire

08/26 Funding still not near reflecting demand ‘reality’, says North Northamptonshire

06/26 Fair funding changes and data concerns contributed to ‘uncertainty’ amid £13.8m North Northamptonshire overspend: s151 Claire Edwards

04/26 Northamptonshire councils to cover £27m children’s trust overspend

03/26 Are Reform-led council pension funds scaling back their ESG ambitions?

10/25 Splitting the bill: how debt and balance sheets are allocated in local government reorganisations

08/25 West Northamptonshire highlights key investments amid £94m debt increase

08/25 Border to Coast on track to surpass £100bn AUM as seven ACCESS funds to join pool

07/25 Equities: how the US Taco trade caused a headache for LGPS investors

07/25 Are LGPS investors turning their backs on equities?

10/24 Six ACCESS funds invest in property offering

09/24 ACCESS reports 13% uptake in pooling

08/24 Spike in short-term government lending to local authorities

08/24 Northamptonshire unitary councils agree £40m balance sheet disaggregation solution

06/24 ACCESS confirms £250m long-lease property mandate

02/24 Government approves capitalisation directions at 19 councils

02/24 Tony McArdle and Margaret Lee appointed as Nottingham commissioners

10/23 Southampton reports almost £150m budget gap as Improvement Board meets

10/23 Councils’ reserves are reducing at an ‘unsustainable’ rate

10/23 Leigh Whitehouse interview: councils have ‘got the power to get through’ financial difficulty

09/23 Government intervention at Birmingham will ‘protect the interests of residents and provide assurance to the sector’

08/23 Michael Hudson interview: ‘my focus is on the customer journey, experience and outcome’

07/23 Gove imposes intervention package on Croydon giving Improvement and Assurance Panel powers of instruction

11/22 East Midlands councils face £181m funding gap

04/22 Northants: one year on

02/22 Northumberland calls in Max Caller to lead governance review

02/22 The s151: a prefect in a post-pandemic world

06/21 Next settlement an opportunity to head off s114 dangers

02/21 Dan Bates: Capitalisation directions are not the only tool for rebuilding finances

01/21 MBA develops ESG bond framework

01/21 FDs’ Summit experts defend councils as MPs label property investment ‘risky’

11/20 Capital health indicators key to Croydon’s crisis

11/20 Richard Harbord: Croydon’s 114 notice hold lessons for all councils

08/20 Devolution: The structural and economic challenges

05/20 Without ‘confidence’ in local government funding s114 notices remain a risk

02/20 Northamptonshire set to underspend again despite children’s services pressures

01/20 ‘Risky’ councils set to struggle to access PWLB alternatives

01/20 Joint council law company posts £1.2m losses

12/19 Review highlights ongoing financial management issues at Northamptonshire

11/19 Lack of benefits prompts shared services rethink

11/19 Northants beats the Treasury on PWLB borrowing

10/19 Financial resilience index revisions set to scrap traffic light indicator on reserves

10/19 Lack of transparency ‘contributed to £11.7m school overspend’

10/19 Nottingham introduces spending freeze to head off £9m overspend

09/19 Treasury management: Experts voice worries over borrow-to-invest strategies

09/19 Inter-authority lending appetite remains buoyant despite low PWLB rates

09/19 Redmond Review to probe audit approach on commercialisation

09/19 Northants borrows £110m from PWLB to replace short-term debt

09/19 Council PWLB borrowing hits record level in August

09/19 Choppy waters: How to be an s151 at a troubled authority

09/19 Resetting the dial – getting public audit right

08/19 Northants faces ‘significant challenge’ to deal with new £35m budget gap

08/19 Tough times ahead for Northamptonshire’s new s151

08/19 Caller and Whiteman to advise council on improvements

07/19 LGA says audit delays prove it was right over 2014 accounts deadline warning

07/19 Shared service predicts half million pound overspend

07/19 Northants estimates 2019/20 overspend

07/19 Commercial activity given greater prominence in draft CIPFA code

06/19 Local government under fire on financial transparency

06/19 Northamptonshire reveals overspend

06/19 Final outturns: revenue reserve levels rise amid budget underspends

05/19 Savings ‘could offset Northants reorganisation costs’

05/19 Staff shortages at EY prompt audit delays

05/19 Troubled Northamptonshire makes ‘unprecedented’ in-year turnaround

03/19 Northamptonshire set to lift section 114 notice

03/19 SURVEY RESULTS: Officers expect no extra cash from Fair Funding Review

03/19 Bonds agency set to drop collective liability requirement

03/19 Brokenshire praises commissioners for Northants turnaround

03/19 Councils isolating CFOs risk failure, warns new CIPFA code

03/19 Public sector pensions face short-term as well as long-term challenges

03/19 Northants confident it will balance budget by April

03/19 Roberts takes up CIPFA local government role

03/19 What does the 2019 Spending Review mean for councils?

03/19 Northants overpays care providers by millions

02/19 Northants votes through council tax rise

02/19 Call for Welsh government statement on council reserves

02/19 Anglesey considers raising council tax by 9.5%

02/19 Northants scraps early council tax revenue plan

02/19 Northants turnaround set to produce balanced budget

02/19 Northamptonshire to raise council tax by 5%

02/19 Councils lodge LOBO ‘fraud’ claims with High Court

01/19 Baseline call: Why the New Homes Bonus is increasingly unfair

01/19 Northamptonshire thrown a lifeline – again

01/19 NAO urges close watch on commercialisation

01/19 More than a third of councils at risk of financial failure over next decade new study finds

01/19 Northants makes savings progress

12/18 Resilience index shows 10% to 15% of councils at risk of financial instability

12/18 Provisional local government settlement statement promises action on commercial property investment

12/18 30 names handed to CPS over Northampton Borough Council loan

12/18 PWLB money stokes bonfire of the LOBOs

12/18 Sale-and-leaseback: the accounting lowdown

12/18 Labour council leaders demand more cash

11/18 Northants allowed to use capital receipts on day-to-day services

11/18 Launch of consultation on Northamptonshire

11/18 McDonnell calls for compensation on LOBOs

11/18 Civil service chief says 114 notices now less likely

11/18 Northants moves to bolster confidence over council loans

11/18 Council reserves in shock rise

11/18 Northants exits LOBOs as October PWLB borrowing hits £850m

10/18 Northamptonshire requests early release of business rate supplements

10/18 Northamptonshire appoints new s151

10/18 Northants mulls ‘capitalisation direction’ to tackle funding deficit

09/18 Battling the cuts: lessons from Northamptonshire

09/18 Corbyn blames outsourcing for council woes

09/18 FDs’ Summit 2018: Funding crisis poses ‘existential threat’ to public services

09/18 Northamptonshire uses ring-fenced cash for general expenditure

09/18 Bonfire of the LOBOs sweeps through Birmingham

09/18 Outsourced finance team returns to Northamptonshire

09/18 Meg Hillier to give keynote at FD’s Summit

09/18 A balanced approach to council tax setting

08/18 Chris Buss: CIPFA’s resilience index and the potential for unintended consequences

08/18 Councils deliver £1bn underspend despite ‘volatility of children’s services’

08/18 Dan Bates: How should we measure financial resilience?

08/18 Agent 151: FDs should back Cipfa resilience index

08/18 Councils anticipate cutting services to ‘legal minimum’

08/18 Olwen Dutton: s114 notices give councils cause to review service contracts

07/18 Northants attempts to balance books as s151 letter reveals depth of crisis

07/18 Northants’ outgoing 151 issues second section 114

07/18 Rob Whiteman: Rise of dealmaker CEOs puts governance skills ‘at risk’

07/18 Somerset chief accountant warns of section 114 risk

07/18 Northamptonshire section 151 officer steps down

07/18 Brokenshire defends Whitehall ‘grasp’ of local government finance

06/18 Dan Bates: Searching last year’s accounts for signs of resilience

05/18 Speakers revealed for 10th Local Authority Treasurers Investment Forum and FD’s Summit

05/18 Moody’s declares response to Northants crisis demonstrates ‘credit quality’ of local government

05/18 Auditors examine legality of Northants budget

05/18 Northants financial reporting ‘vague, inconsistent, unclear and lacking details’

05/18 Dawes quizzed on local authority spending power

05/18 Minister appoints commissioners to oversee Northamptonshire’s finance and governance

05/18 Local government finances are “not unsustainable”

05/18 Steve Winterflood: Is Northamptonshire the first domino?

05/18 Northants makes ‘unprecedented’ use of reserves to balance books

05/18 Northamptonshire to create independent improvement board

05/18 Graham Liddell: How to make a great shared service

04/18 Northants completes HQ sale

04/18 Northants appoints new chief executive

04/18 Northants to exhaust reserves

03/18 Javid orders commissioners in to run Northamptonshire

03/18 Northants CC report accused of ‘factual inaccuracies’

03/18 Survey reveals another section 114 notice expected within a year

03/18 Inspector slams Northamptonshire officers and members for financial failings

03/18 Spring statement sees rates revaluation brought forward to 2021

03/18 Northamptonshire plans for £10m in cuts a week after ‘unlawful’ budget

03/18 Carillion collapse causes £5m loss to LGPS funds

02/18 Chris Buss: Is fair funding mission impossible?

02/18 Northamptonshire postpones budget after auditors report it could be “unlawful”

02/18 Stephen Fitzgerald: Finance teams need resilience and strength in trying times

02/18 Whiteman raises question of LOBO litigation and mis-selling

02/18 Room151 survey probes sustainability of local government finance

02/18 Dan Bates: Settlement reveals fragility of the system and the need to speak up on fair funding

02/18 Richard Harbord: Section 114s challenge reluctant members to address budgets

02/18 Agent151: Northamptonshire’s section 114 – the Ghost of Christmas Past

02/18 Northants first to reach tipping point as council issues section 114 notice

01/18 Northamptonshire scraps standalone company over funding concerns

01/18 Javid sends inspectors in to Northamptonshire

01/18 News Roundup: GMPF’s Kieran Quinn dies following fall, LGPS framework appointments, planning powers, PWLB borrowing

11/17 News Roundup: Northamptonshire’s ‘failure to secure value for money’, Brent appoints LPP, climate change guidance

08/17 Fund manager to focus LGPS resource at pool level

07/17 LGPS Pools Roundup: Global equity fund, new chairmen, custody arrangements, provider frameworks

05/17 Suffolk earmarks £110m for alternative assets

02/17 Councils going bankrupt? Don’t be Scilly!

01/17 News round-up: Green light for LPP pool, finance settlement timing slammed, social impact bonds

01/17 Northants s151 hits back at Daventry’s call for government intervention

01/17 Daventry calls for government to rescue Northants finances