EFS: ‘doing the right things should be rewarded rather than punished’

Government must tailor the support available to cash-strapped councils to ensure it accelerates – rather than impedes – their recovery, according to the finance lead at Barnet Council.

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Simon Radford, cabinet member for financial sustainability, said the current arrangements for exceptional financial support (EFS) were “too blunt” to capture the reality of

EFS: ‘doing the right things should be rewarded rather than punished’

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