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Councils to be held accountable over DSG deficits

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Government support for escalating high-needs deficits which have pushed some local authorities to the verge of bankruptcy must reflect the need for “strong accountability” for council performance, a minister has said.

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In a debate yesterday evening on education funding, South Cambridgeshire MP Pippa Heylings said finance officers and councillors were being “kept awake at night”

Room151 uncovers an ‘unusual’ legal process and changing dynamics in the political landscape that once again leave s151s picking up the financial pieces.

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