Nearly half of England’s biggest local authorities will go bankrupt in 12 months due to the special educational needs and ...

Half of England’s largest councils are at risk of going bust overnight next year due to deficits in special education needs ...

An independent report into Somerset Council's precarious financial position has identified 45 key risks – 32 of which have ...

The statutory override was originally going to come to an end last year, but was extended until 2026 after a number of councils revealed they would have gone effectively bankrupt overnight.

“This is the right time to be bold and optimistic as we take the vital next steps to future sustainabiity – becoming the council we need to be.” A report will go to a meeting of the full council on ...

She added: “What is going to change to prevent Wirral Council from repeating the same mistakes from being driven to the brink of bankruptcy for another time in just a few years?” In response, director ...

UK councils will issue effective bankruptcy notices "like confetti" if the funding ... that are now talking about figures projecting into 70 or 80 per cent. If we are going to fund social care out of ...