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News - August 2010
Audit Commission still waiting on ministers' timetable, says O'Higgins
The Audit Commission is waiting for ministers to set out the timetable for its abolition.
16 August 2010
Budget is regressive, says IFS
A leading think-tank has disproved government claims that the June Budget was 'progressive', saying the measures introduced will hit the poorest hardest
25 August 2010
LGA to take charge of council improvement funds
The Local Government Association could be put in charge of all funding for improving council services under proposals announced by local government minister Bob Neill.
26 August 2010
Councils must remove street clutter, say ministers
The government has called on councils to stop 'cluttering' streets with road signs and bollards in an attempt to save money and boost community action
27 August 2010
Equality watchdog warns Treasury over Budget
The Treasury has a statutory obligation to assess the impact of spending cuts on vulnerable groups, the Equality and Human Rights Commission has said
26 August 2010
Schools 'lack capacity for higher leaving age'
Taking responsibility for education funding away from councils will seriously hamper the commitment for all 16 to 18-year-olds to be in education or training, according to education and local government leaders
26 August 2010
Schools admissions policies 'disadvantage poorer children'
Poor children are being disadvantaged by 'unfair' schools admission practices, a leading charity has warned today.
27 August 2010
Public spending cuts 'economically unsafe', says former minister
Labour leadership contender Ed Balls today warned that the government's spending cuts were 'unfair, unnecessary and economically unsafe'
27 August 2010
Local government to be free to scrap outdated laws
Plans to make it easier for councils to create new byelaws, or get rid of old ones, were announced by the government today
31 August 2010
Councils' powers must not be restricted, says NLGN
A legal principle that restricts council activity should be removed to allow local authorities to pursue money-making schemes, a think-tank says today
31 August 2010
Policy Exchange calls for 'more radical' housing policy
A conservative think-tank has criticised the government's policy on housing for being 'not radical enough', and has called for a wide-ranging shake-up to cut public spending by an estimated £20bn a year
31 August 2010
NHS joint-working must be encouraged, says Nuffield Trust
Health policy experts have called for the government to encourage joint working in the NHS, criticising the 'perverse incentives' and existing barriers to collaboration in the system
01 September 2010
Schools slow to adopt academy status
Only 32 outstanding-rated schools have taken up the government's offer to reopen as academies in time for the new academic year, Education Secretary Michael Gove announced today
01 September 2010
NHS complaints hit record numbers
There has been a record increase in the number of written complaints about NHS hospitals and community health services in England, according to figures released today
25 August 2010
NI underspending on estates, auditors warn
School buildings in Northern Ireland are vastly underfunded, despite a £353m underspend by the Department for Education, auditors have found
25 August 2010
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