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21 Jan 20
If the prime minister wishes to rebalance the relationship between North and South, he might want to start with local government spending, argues Graham Chapman, councillor at Nottingham City Council...
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20 Dec 19
Councils in England will receive a £2.9bn spending boost for 2020-21, the communities secretary has said.
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17 Dec 19
The government must produce a provisional local government finance settlement “immediately” to avoid adding to uncertainty for councils caused by a lack of social care plans, the shadow communities...
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13 Dec 19
The local government finance settlement must be made a priority by the new government and should be published this year, sector leaders have said.
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4 Dec 19
As more and more councils recognise the severity of the climate crisis and devise ways to tackle it with support from residents, cost becomes a pivotal issue. Neil Merrick reports.
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4 Nov 19
Councils must be at the centre of efforts to engage with local communities and restore public trust
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4 Nov 19
Councils can be powerful promoters of local economic development and social mobility. Here’s how
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4 Nov 19
Northamptonshire Council’s financial collapse wasn’t inevitable. It ran out of money because it failed at the fundamentals
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30 Oct 19
Electoral administrators have warned that a December general election will increase workload pressures and drive up costs for councils.
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21 Aug 19
MPs are calling on the government to tackle the £5bn funding gap faced by local authorities, warning that services will continue to decline until it does so.
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4 Jul 19
There was a time when local markets were stalling, but local councils are starting to recognise that they could offer a way to boost a local economy and reverse high street decline. Kim Thomas...
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18 Jan 19
“Things are looking up” for local government following last month’s provisional finance settlement, a minister has claimed.
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8 Jan 19
The government should relax its centralising tendencies and pass more powers down to local government, particularly counties, a Cabinet minister told the Local Government Association finance...
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19 Dec 18
The local government financial settlement did not provide councils the fiscal stability they were hoping for, says CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman.
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6 Dec 18
The provisional local government finance settlement has been delayed to make way for the parliamentary debates on Brexit.
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25 Oct 18
Westminster is to end the frustrations of the past and tell local authorities their settlement for the next year on a set date, the government has announced.
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25 Sep 18
Councillors from across England expressed concern the government will fail to redistribute funds equally after a major shake-up of grant allocation, at the Labour conference.
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25 Apr 18
Councils should be allowed to keep cash from business rates increases as well as existing grants, a group of MPs has demanded.
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13 Mar 18
The fair funding review will fail unless any reforms come with more money for local government, an umbrella-group has warned.
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13 Mar 18
What factors are responsible for the lack of affordable new homes? And does government intervention in the market help – or just push up prices more? asks Richard Disney.
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23 Feb 18
Northamptonshire County Council has agreed to revise its budget after auditors warned it may be illegal.
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16 Feb 18
Northamptonshire County Council will sell its £53m headquarters to free up cash following after it issued a section 114 notice earlier this month.
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8 Feb 18
Parliament has approved the local government finance settlement following this week’s announcement of an additional £150m for social care.
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11 Jan 18
In a new report, Time for change: Payment Practices in Local Government, Oxygen Finance examines local government payment performance and the complexities around resolving the issue of late payment.
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10 Jan 18
Local authorities must have robust financial plans to withstand the myriad of challenges in the forseeable future, says Rob Whiteman.
21 Jan 20If the prime minister wishes to rebalance the relationship between North and South, he might want to start with local government spending, argues Graham Chapman, councillor at Nottingham City Council...
20 Dec 19Councils in England will receive a £2.9bn spending boost for 2020-21, the communities secretary has said.
17 Dec 19The government must produce a provisional local government finance settlement “immediately” to avoid adding to uncertainty for councils caused by a lack of social care plans, the shadow communities...
13 Dec 19The local government finance settlement must be made a priority by the new government and should be published this year, sector leaders have said.
4 Dec 19As more and more councils recognise the severity of the climate crisis and devise ways to tackle it with support from residents, cost becomes a pivotal issue. Neil Merrick reports.
4 Nov 19Councils must be at the centre of efforts to engage with local communities and restore public trust
4 Nov 19Councils can be powerful promoters of local economic development and social mobility. Here’s how
4 Nov 19Northamptonshire Council’s financial collapse wasn’t inevitable. It ran out of money because it failed at the fundamentals
30 Oct 19Electoral administrators have warned that a December general election will increase workload pressures and drive up costs for councils.
21 Aug 19MPs are calling on the government to tackle the £5bn funding gap faced by local authorities, warning that services will continue to decline until it does so.
4 Jul 19There was a time when local markets were stalling, but local councils are starting to recognise that they could offer a way to boost a local economy and reverse high street decline. Kim Thomas...
18 Jan 19“Things are looking up” for local government following last month’s provisional finance settlement, a minister has claimed.
8 Jan 19The government should relax its centralising tendencies and pass more powers down to local government, particularly counties, a Cabinet minister told the Local Government Association finance...
6 Dec 18The provisional local government finance settlement has been delayed to make way for the parliamentary debates on Brexit.
25 Sep 18Councillors from across England expressed concern the government will fail to redistribute funds equally after a major shake-up of grant allocation, at the Labour conference.
25 Apr 18Councils should be allowed to keep cash from business rates increases as well as existing grants, a group of MPs has demanded.
13 Mar 18What factors are responsible for the lack of affordable new homes? And does government intervention in the market help – or just push up prices more? asks Richard Disney.
23 Feb 18Northamptonshire County Council has agreed to revise its budget after auditors warned it may be illegal.
8 Feb 18Parliament has approved the local government finance settlement following this week’s announcement of an additional £150m for social care.
11 Jan 18In a new report, Time for change: Payment Practices in Local Government, Oxygen Finance examines local government payment performance and the complexities around resolving the issue of late payment.
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