This report examines the progress made in improving the timeliness of auditor reporting on English local public bodies’ financial statements. Delays in completing audited accounts can have significant implications for local accountability and the effective management of public money.
This report examines the progress made in improving the timeliness of auditor reporting on English local public bodies’ financial statements. Delays in completing audited accounts can have significant implications for local accountability and the effective management of public money.
This financial overview looks at what local government in England spends, how this spending is funded and the effect of changes in recent years.
The files below are the raw data that powers our data visualisation tool. We have provided these .csv format files as an accessible alternative for those who are unable to make use of the data visualisation. Please download and analyse in your preferred assistive technology. 1. Dashboard 1 Figure 1.1: Spending power and its components […]
Data visualisation describing changes in English local authorities’ financial circumstances over the last decade.
This new report responds to a request from the Environmental Audit Committee to examine local government and net zero.
This new report responds to a request from the Environmental Audit Committee to examine local government and net zero.
Imagine being asked to design and provide a service that meets the needs of everyone in your street. This crossed my mind when the borough where I live in London became a surge testing location for coronavirus. For me that means producing a service that works for Margaret and David, the retired couple that have […]
The report examines the timeliness of auditor reporting on English local public bodies’ financial statements covering 2019-20.
The report examines the timeliness of auditor reporting on English local public bodies’ financial statements covering 2019-20.
This report examines whether the government secured financial sustainability across the local authority sector during COVID-19.
This report examines whether the government secured financial sustainability across the local authority sector during COVID-19.
This report provides information on managing PFI contracts when they end and considers whether government is preparing for expiry appropriately.
Our report examines whether MHCLG’s framework allows for the management of risks to local authorities from commercial property investment.
Our report examines whether MHCLG’s framework allows for the management of risks to local authorities from commercial property investment.
2019 will be a pivotal year for local government in England. Numerous difficult and open-ended questions need rapid resolution, at a time when government focus and capacity is directed elsewhere. Drawing on a number of our recent reports, here I explore some of the challenges facing the sector, from budget cuts and growing social care […]
Our report examines whether local governance arrangements provide assurance that local authority spending achieves value and authorities are financially sustainable
Our report examines whether local governance arrangements provide assurance that local authority spending achieves value and authorities are financially sustainable
The number of NHS and local government bodies with weaknesses in their arrangements for delivering value for money is increasing.
The number of NHS and local government bodies with weaknesses in their arrangements for delivering value for money is increasing.