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24 Aug 21
The High Court has granted permission for a legal challenge against three government departments over the Levelling Up Fund, with the claimant saying it lacks fairness and accountability.
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24 Aug 21
Tensions are rising between central governemnt and a London authority over funding for repairs to Hammersmith Bridge, with transport minister Baroness Vere criticising the business case for...
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16 Aug 21
The cost of 'levelling-up' across the UK could cost as much as £2trn, similar to the cost of reunifying Germany almost three decades ago, according to a think-tank.
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6 Apr 21
The government faces legal action over allegations it designed the £4.8bn Levelling Up Fund for electoral advantage.
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16 Jan 21
Local government secretary Robert Jenrick has announced plans which would allow the public to convert unused buildings into new housing.
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5 Oct 20
Prime minister Boris Johnson has confirmed a £3.7bn funding package to help with the building and regeneration of 40 hospitals.
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8 Sep 20
The creation of an infrastructure bank to help offset lost European Investment Bank funding will be crucial to economic recovery according to consultancy firm Bidwells.
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6 Aug 20
Councils could speed up infrastructure and affordable housing delivery by borrowing against its proposed new infrastructure levy according to the government’s consultation on planning reform.
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2 Jun 20
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...
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28 May 20
Salford City Council has revised a deal with a property management organisation to remove dangerous cladding from nine tower blocks in the city.
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28 Feb 20
Major infrastructure projects always come with their controversies, and High Speed 2 is no exception. Rob Whiteman says the recent furore surrounding the project highlights a need for new ways of...
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14 Nov 19
A draft copy of a government review into HS2 warns that although its cost may exceed its current price of £88bn, it should still be built.
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7 Nov 19
Kim Thomas looks at whether the solution to the puzzle of widespread project management failures lie in what happens before schemes even get off the ground.
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1 Nov 19
The chancellor has allocated £250m through the Housing Infrastructure Fund to unlock 20,000 new homes.
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14 Aug 19
Local authorities in England are receiving requests to fix potholes every 46 seconds, figures have revealed.
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15 Feb 19
London’s failed Garden Bridge project cost the taxpayer £43m in total, figures have shown.
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24 Jul 18
Public private partnerships need to be managed actively and effectively throughout the life of the contract if value is to be realised, says Morag Baird of the Global Infrastructure Hub
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13 Jul 18
Local authorities need to put in place 25-year infrastructure plans to deliver economic and social benefits, Lord Andrew Adonis told the CIPFA conference yesterday.
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11 Jun 18
Local authorities are demanding that the government clarifies how it will fund infrastructure after the UK loses billions of pounds from the European Investment Bank following Brexit.
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23 Mar 18
Scotland faces long-term reductions in regeneration funding after Brexit and could be asked to pay its share of the UK’s divorce bill, delegates at the CIPFA Scotland conference have heard.
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1 Nov 17
The government must not forget its promise to improve northern infrastructure if it wants to unlock the economic potential of the region, says Joe Anderson.
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20 Sep 17
Whitehall needs to improve its cost benefit analysis or risk losing value from its £250bn infrastructure project pipeline, the Institute for Government has warned.
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18 Aug 17
The Garden Bridge highlights the flaws in government infrastructure decision-making, says Graham Atkins of the Insittute for Government. He outlines three key lessons for the future.
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18 Jul 17
Most major government projects are rated ‘amber’ in terms of delivery risk, the Infrastructure and Projects Authority’s annual report has shown.
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30 Jun 17
Government decision-making over infrastructure projects must improve or risk wasting billions of pounds, an Institute for Government report has stated.
24 Aug 21The High Court has granted permission for a legal challenge against three government departments over the Levelling Up Fund, with the claimant saying it lacks fairness and accountability.
24 Aug 21Tensions are rising between central governemnt and a London authority over funding for repairs to Hammersmith Bridge, with transport minister Baroness Vere criticising the business case for...
16 Aug 21The cost of 'levelling-up' across the UK could cost as much as £2trn, similar to the cost of reunifying Germany almost three decades ago, according to a think-tank.
16 Jan 21Local government secretary Robert Jenrick has announced plans which would allow the public to convert unused buildings into new housing.
5 Oct 20Prime minister Boris Johnson has confirmed a £3.7bn funding package to help with the building and regeneration of 40 hospitals.
8 Sep 20The creation of an infrastructure bank to help offset lost European Investment Bank funding will be crucial to economic recovery according to consultancy firm Bidwells.
2 Jun 20The 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...
28 May 20Salford City Council has revised a deal with a property management organisation to remove dangerous cladding from nine tower blocks in the city.
28 Feb 20Major infrastructure projects always come with their controversies, and High Speed 2 is no exception. Rob Whiteman says the recent furore surrounding the project highlights a need for new ways of...
14 Nov 19A draft copy of a government review into HS2 warns that although its cost may exceed its current price of £88bn, it should still be built.
7 Nov 19Kim Thomas looks at whether the solution to the puzzle of widespread project management failures lie in what happens before schemes even get off the ground.
1 Nov 19The chancellor has allocated £250m through the Housing Infrastructure Fund to unlock 20,000 new homes.
14 Aug 19Local authorities in England are receiving requests to fix potholes every 46 seconds, figures have revealed.
15 Feb 19London’s failed Garden Bridge project cost the taxpayer £43m in total, figures have shown.
24 Jul 18Public private partnerships need to be managed actively and effectively throughout the life of the contract if value is to be realised, says Morag Baird of the Global Infrastructure Hub
13 Jul 18Local authorities need to put in place 25-year infrastructure plans to deliver economic and social benefits, Lord Andrew Adonis told the CIPFA conference yesterday.
11 Jun 18Local authorities are demanding that the government clarifies how it will fund infrastructure after the UK loses billions of pounds from the European Investment Bank following Brexit.
23 Mar 18Scotland faces long-term reductions in regeneration funding after Brexit and could be asked to pay its share of the UK’s divorce bill, delegates at the CIPFA Scotland conference have heard.
1 Nov 17The government must not forget its promise to improve northern infrastructure if it wants to unlock the economic potential of the region, says Joe Anderson.
20 Sep 17Whitehall needs to improve its cost benefit analysis or risk losing value from its £250bn infrastructure project pipeline, the Institute for Government has warned.
18 Aug 17The Garden Bridge highlights the flaws in government infrastructure decision-making, says Graham Atkins of the Insittute for Government. He outlines three key lessons for the future.
18 Jul 17Most major government projects are rated ‘amber’ in terms of delivery risk, the Infrastructure and Projects Authority’s annual report has shown.
