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Jason Holland

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Government ‘stands behind councils’ as it defends levelling up funding approach

Woking drafts improvement and recovery plan to become ‘smaller, leaner and focused on core services’

‘Something needs to happen’ for local authorities to remain sustainable, says Derby council chief

DLUHC issues Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with non-statutory Best Value Notice

Hastings hopes to raise £3m from asset sale as ‘full focus’ turns to achieving financial stability

Medway Council leader calls for ‘new deal’ between central and local government as authority tackles “precarious” financial situation

Medway’s forecasted overspend for 2023/24 exceeds available reserves by over £7m

Derby and Derbyshire councils agree £93.5m settlement to avoid lengthy court battle

Barnsley’s £836m debt brings ‘risks’ but is ‘manageable’ given level of reserves, says director of finance

Lee Rowley to speak at Room151’s LATIF/FDs’ Summit

Commissioners to begin stepping back from Sandwell Council – but more work on finances needed

Local government forced to ‘increase threshold for access to services or reduce them entirely’ in response to fiscal pressure and inflation

Extended producer responsibility scheme deferred again causing councils ‘real difficulties’

Birmingham faces £87m budget shortfall this year and £165m next before £760m equal pay costs are factored in

Arlingclose implicates “too late and too weak” regulators in slew of section 114 notices

Shropshire denies bankruptcy ‘looming’ as third of required spending reductions for the year achieved in first two months

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

Newcastle to consider recommendation to bring housing services back in-house

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