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12 Oct 18
Local authority spending on commercial trading services has increased “significantly” over the last four years, government data has revealed.
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23 Jul 18
The government today announced it was minded to end its intervention at Rotherham council, three years after commissioners were first sent in.
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6 Jul 18
Ahead of his CIPFA conference address, former financier Rishi Sunak talks to PF’s Emily Twinch about how his business background will stand him in good stead as he gets to grips with his local...
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5 Jul 18
Taking fracking planning decisions away from local authorities would be a “backward step”, MPs have warned.
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4 Jul 18
Central government will not financially abandon local authorities – even as grants are phased out in favour of business rate revenue, local government minister Rishi Sunak has promised PF.
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20 Jun 18
The government has launched its promised consultation on banning combustible cladding on the exteriors of high-rise residential buildings, the housing secretary has announced.
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4 Jun 18
Local authorities must not become a “replacement” for the security services under the government’s updated counter-terrorism strategy, council leaders have warned.
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11 May 18
Northamptonshire County Council has managed to balance its books for 2017-18 but has had to use an “unprecedented” level of reserves.
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23 Apr 18
A group of MPs has called on the government to explain its U-turn on a promise to compensate councils fully for losses over changes to business rates.
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19 Apr 18
A second round of councils began piloting so-called 100% rates retention this month. Neil Amin-Smith and David Phillips from the Institute for Fiscal Studies look at the financial implications of the...
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17 Apr 18
Andrew Hudson has been appointed to lead the review of the business rates system by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
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4 Apr 18
With Sajid Javid paving the way for a small number of local authority restructures, the debate on council mergers has arisen once more. Solace’s Piali Das Gupta here gives a few...
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27 Mar 18
Government commissioners are likely to take control of Northamptonshire County Council’s finances, the communities secretary has announced today.
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27 Mar 18
CIPFA’s Jo Pitt looks at the direction of travel for local government retention of business rates and what to expect over the coming months.
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21 Mar 18
Government investment in new-build homes in England has plummeted while spending on housing benefit has soared, according to the Chartered Institute of Housing.
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20 Mar 18
Local government secretary Sajid Javid has ordered an independent review after mistakes were made by his department when calculating business rates retention levels.
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15 Mar 18
District councils in Buckinghamshire have responded angrily to government plans to abolish them.
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12 Mar 18
Communities secretary Sajid Javid has said he is minded to approve a unitary reorganisation of councils in Buckinghamshire, less than a fortnight after he agreed a change to unitary status in Dorset.
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15 Feb 18
New investment guidelines for councils have outlined a requirement for greater transparency.
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6 Feb 18
Local government leaders have warned a group of MPs increasing business rate retention levels will not benefit all councils equally.
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19 Jan 18
English councils will receive an extra £29m to support unaccompanied asylum seeking children and care leavers, communities secretary Sajid Javid has said.
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11 Jan 18
Jonathan Werran of Localis surveys this week’s reshuffle to discern what can be read into the future direction of local government finance, housing, devolution and social care.
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10 Jan 18
Sajid Javid has sent an inspector into Conservative-controlled Northamptonshire County Council following allegations of financial management failures.
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8 Jan 18
Communities and local government secretary Sajid Javid has had housing added to his title in the cabinet reshuffle being announced today.
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4 Jan 18
Councils are to gain tougher powers to use against private sector landlords who let out substandard properties.
12 Oct 18Local authority spending on commercial trading services has increased “significantly” over the last four years, government data has revealed.
23 Jul 18The government today announced it was minded to end its intervention at Rotherham council, three years after commissioners were first sent in.
6 Jul 18Ahead of his CIPFA conference address, former financier Rishi Sunak talks to PF’s Emily Twinch about how his business background will stand him in good stead as he gets to grips with his local...
5 Jul 18Taking fracking planning decisions away from local authorities would be a “backward step”, MPs have warned.
4 Jul 18Central government will not financially abandon local authorities – even as grants are phased out in favour of business rate revenue, local government minister Rishi Sunak has promised PF.
20 Jun 18The government has launched its promised consultation on banning combustible cladding on the exteriors of high-rise residential buildings, the housing secretary has announced.
4 Jun 18Local authorities must not become a “replacement” for the security services under the government’s updated counter-terrorism strategy, council leaders have warned.
11 May 18Northamptonshire County Council has managed to balance its books for 2017-18 but has had to use an “unprecedented” level of reserves.
23 Apr 18A group of MPs has called on the government to explain its U-turn on a promise to compensate councils fully for losses over changes to business rates.
19 Apr 18A second round of councils began piloting so-called 100% rates retention this month. Neil Amin-Smith and David Phillips from the Institute for Fiscal Studies look at the financial implications of the...
17 Apr 18Andrew Hudson has been appointed to lead the review of the business rates system by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
4 Apr 18With Sajid Javid paving the way for a small number of local authority restructures, the debate on council mergers has arisen once more. Solace’s Piali Das Gupta here gives a few...
27 Mar 18Government commissioners are likely to take control of Northamptonshire County Council’s finances, the communities secretary has announced today.
27 Mar 18CIPFA’s Jo Pitt looks at the direction of travel for local government retention of business rates and what to expect over the coming months.
21 Mar 18Government investment in new-build homes in England has plummeted while spending on housing benefit has soared, according to the Chartered Institute of Housing.
20 Mar 18Local government secretary Sajid Javid has ordered an independent review after mistakes were made by his department when calculating business rates retention levels.
15 Mar 18District councils in Buckinghamshire have responded angrily to government plans to abolish them.
15 Feb 18New investment guidelines for councils have outlined a requirement for greater transparency.
19 Jan 18English councils will receive an extra £29m to support unaccompanied asylum seeking children and care leavers, communities secretary Sajid Javid has said.
11 Jan 18Jonathan Werran of Localis surveys this week’s reshuffle to discern what can be read into the future direction of local government finance, housing, devolution and social care.
4 Jan 18Councils are to gain tougher powers to use against private sector landlords who let out substandard properties.
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