The Councils Crisis Explained

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Why are so many UK local councils going bankrupt? And what can (and will) the Labour government try and do to address it?

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Sources

1. Local Government Association claim that 1 in 4 councils need an emergency government bailout
https://www.local.gov.uk/about/news/1...

2. The New Statesman on why councils are a problem for Starmer and Birmingham’s section 114 notice
https://www.newstatesman.com/politics...

3. Government data on exceptional financial support for local authorities
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/exception...

4. House of Lords Library information on spending power from 2010/11 to 2020/21 (section 3 - 4)
https://lordslibrary.parliament.uk/lo...

5. National Audit Office information on spending power from 2010/11 to 2020/21 (pg 13 - 14)
https://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/upl...

6. House of Commons Library Report on council spending and spending power from 2015/16 to 2024/25 (pg 12 - 15 and pg 17-19)
https://researchbriefings.files.parli...

7. The Times on the council funding gap over the next 2 years
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

8. NHS information on when councils provide social care
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/social-...

9. Local Government Lawyer article on the English Devolution White Paper
https://www.localgovernmentlawyer.co....