Nearly half of England’s biggest local authorities will go bankrupt in 12 months due to the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) crisis, councils have warned. County councils ...

The deputy leader of Lancashire County Council has defended the authority's debt levels after Nigel Farage claimed it was on ...

It said the situation would then "force" council officers to issue a Section 114 notice, which is where an authority effectively declares itself bankrupt. Local authorities technically cannot go ...

It said a further six would follow in 2027, bringing the total going bankrupt to 24 councils. The CCN’s Coun Kate Foale said: “The clock is ticking to March 2026 and we are now just twelve ...

Two cash-strapped councils have spent hundreds of thousands of pounds on “golden hellos” for new staff despite declaring bankruptcy, The Telegraph can reveal. Birmingham City Council handed ...

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.

The night before a Texas bankruptcy court is scheduled to hear Prospect Medical Holdings’ case involving Crozer Health, some Delaware County Council ... long they were going to be able to ...

Councils cannot technically go bankrupt, but if they cannot balance their budget for the financial year, they can issue what is called a section 114 notice. This means they cannot commit to most ...