The UK will need a job protection scheme to respond to the highest unemployment since the early 1990s, according to a report from think-tank the Resolution Foundation.
London mayor Sadiq Khan has asked GLA Group members to consider recruitment freezes, spending cuts and the use of reserves as he seeks to deliver £500m of savings due to the financial hit from Covid-...
Liverpool City Council has submitted a £1.4bn post coronavirus recovery fund to the government, aimed to prevent a socio-economic crisis deeper than the 1980s recession.
Northern Ireland’s economic recovery from Covid-19 is predicted to be a “long-term endeavour” and likely take longer than the rest of the UK and Ireland, according to a report from think-tank Pivotal...
Former chancellor Sajid Javid has urged the government to review the current tax system to help reinvigorate the economy in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, including cutting employers’ National...
A reform of the tax system could raise an additional £11bn a year to help fund public services post Covid-19, according to a report from the London School of Economics and Warwick University.
Almost all of adult social care directors feel they require additional funding to help them cope with Covid-19, according to a survey from the Association of Directors of Adult Social Care.
The Public Accounts Committee has called on the Department for Education to set out a clear roadmap for University Technical Colleges, after a report found that UTCs were only operating at 45% of...
Ralph Sangster, cabinet member for Resources and Performance at Hertfordshire County Council tells PF how the authority is coping with the challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic, and what it...
The House of Lords Select Committee on Public Services has launched an inquiry into the role of public services during the coronavirus pandemic – with a view to ensuring any positive outcomes are fed...
Liverpool’s combined authority has warned its funding gap could hit £250m as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, and has written to the government calling for ‘fairer funding’.
The government’s £1bn Building Safety Fund aimed at making high-rise and high-risk buildings across the country safe from fire has been branded inadequate by the Greater Manchester High Rise Task...
The proposed new border in the Irish Sea is “unlikely” to be fully operational by the 31 December deadline, according to a report from think-tank the Institute for Government.
The HS2 high-speed rail project has gone “badly off course” and the government needs regular, accurate and open updates on the problems the project is facing, according to a report from the Public...
Rehousing individuals and families currently on the waiting list for council housing could take up to 17 years, given the current backlog and the slow pace of development, research from CIPFA has...
Oldham County Council has become the latest to call on the government to provide further funding to authorities, as they struggle to offset costs incurred during the coronavirus pandemic.