-
18 Nov 15
Labour shadow ministers and seven council leaders have warned that cuts to local government are hitting those most in need of help and further reductions risk undermining the fabric of communities.
-
17 Nov 15
A total of 11 Whitehall departments have now agreed provisional Spending Review deals with the Treasury, Chancellor George Osborne announced, but the real-terms reductions in spending agreed so far...
-
12 Nov 15
Welsh finance minister Jane Hutt has called for Cardiff Bay to be given additional financial freedoms in the forthcoming Spending Review in order to boost infrastructure investment.
-
10 Nov 15
Public spending on education and economic development is set to fall to the lowest level on record by the end of the decade as spending shifts towards healthcare and provision for pensioners, a...
-
10 Nov 15
Former health secretary Stephen Dorrell has called for social care and public health funding to be protected in the forthcoming Spending Review, saying to cut these budgets while increasing NHS...
-
9 Nov 15
Local government will face a £16.5bn funding gap by the end of the decade if council funding is cut by 30% in this Spending Review, ministers have been warned.
-
9 Nov 15
The Department for Communities and Local Government has agreed to cut 30% from its budget over the next four years after reaching a provisional Spending Review deal with the Treasury.
-
4 Nov 15
A leading police and crime commissioner has hit out at the Home Office efforts to change the police funding formula, saying the process is “flawed” and happening too fast.
-
4 Nov 15
Local public services remain confusing and frustrating for many citizens to access and must be reformed if the government’s devolution drive is to be a success, the Institute for Government has...
-
26 Oct 15
Whitehall will not be able to cut spending and bring about a more efficient state unless it improves its management of outsourcing deals, Prime Minister David Cameron has been warned.
-
26 Oct 15
Abandoned shopping trolleys are a blight on the nation’s streets and waterways and supermarkets need to do more to tackle the problem, according to the Local Government Association.
-
21 Oct 15
Implementation of 40% spending cuts to council funding in next month’s Spending Review would deliver a “knockout blow” to many local services, according to analysis from the Local...
-
12 Oct 15
Urgent steps must be taken to plug the funding gap in adult social care if councils are to continue to provide dignified care for elderly and disabled people, senior local government figures warned...
-
2 Oct 15
Unprotected Whitehall spending in areas such as local government could be cut by around 27% in the forthcoming Spending Review, an analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies has found.
-
21 Sep 15
The government’s flagship Troubled Families scheme should be expanded to integrate public services for people facing social problems including homelessness, criminality and substance misuse, a think-...
-
11 Sep 15
David Cameron today set out a wide-ranging package of reforms to create a “smarter state”, with widespread devolution, a focus on early intervention, and integration of blue light services among the...
-
8 Sep 15
District councils have called on Chancellor George Osborne to devolve powers to allow authorities to undertake local council tax revaluations.
-
3 Sep 15
Local authorities and the voluntary and community sector serve the same communities and individuals. As further government cuts are likely in the Spending Review, it is in their mutual interest to...
-
2 Sep 15
If the forthcoming government Spending Review was able to protect three key areas of local government funding, councils would be better placed to respond to a range of cost pressures
-
1 Sep 15
The November Spending Review must set out plans to deal with a £10bn funding hole facing councils, the Local Government Association has said.
-
20 Aug 15
Local transport infrastructure is in line to take a large proportion of government cuts in the forthcoming Spending Review because funding for national road and rail networks is essentially...
-
27 Jul 15
The new chair of the County Councils Network has called for the forthcoming Spending Review to put local authority finance on a more sustainable footing.
-
22 Jul 15
The government’s four-year plan to cut public spending by £20bn will be published on 25 November, George Osborne has announced, with unprotected Whitehall departments being asked to...
-
6 Jul 15
The UK’s major cities have issued a joint call for a more local, place-based approach to public spending to form part of the upcoming Comprehensive Spending Review.
-
24 Jun 14
Government moves to increase the flexibility that councils have over spending Whitehall grants have made it more difficult to assess the value of town hall spending, the National Audit Office said...
18 Nov 15Labour shadow ministers and seven council leaders have warned that cuts to local government are hitting those most in need of help and further reductions risk undermining the fabric of communities.
17 Nov 15A total of 11 Whitehall departments have now agreed provisional Spending Review deals with the Treasury, Chancellor George Osborne announced, but the real-terms reductions in spending agreed so far...
12 Nov 15Welsh finance minister Jane Hutt has called for Cardiff Bay to be given additional financial freedoms in the forthcoming Spending Review in order to boost infrastructure investment.
10 Nov 15Public spending on education and economic development is set to fall to the lowest level on record by the end of the decade as spending shifts towards healthcare and provision for pensioners, a...
10 Nov 15Former health secretary Stephen Dorrell has called for social care and public health funding to be protected in the forthcoming Spending Review, saying to cut these budgets while increasing NHS...
9 Nov 15Local government will face a £16.5bn funding gap by the end of the decade if council funding is cut by 30% in this Spending Review, ministers have been warned.
9 Nov 15The Department for Communities and Local Government has agreed to cut 30% from its budget over the next four years after reaching a provisional Spending Review deal with the Treasury.
4 Nov 15A leading police and crime commissioner has hit out at the Home Office efforts to change the police funding formula, saying the process is “flawed” and happening too fast.
4 Nov 15Local public services remain confusing and frustrating for many citizens to access and must be reformed if the government’s devolution drive is to be a success, the Institute for Government has...
26 Oct 15Abandoned shopping trolleys are a blight on the nation’s streets and waterways and supermarkets need to do more to tackle the problem, according to the Local Government Association.
12 Oct 15Urgent steps must be taken to plug the funding gap in adult social care if councils are to continue to provide dignified care for elderly and disabled people, senior local government figures warned...
2 Oct 15Unprotected Whitehall spending in areas such as local government could be cut by around 27% in the forthcoming Spending Review, an analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies has found.
21 Sep 15The government’s flagship Troubled Families scheme should be expanded to integrate public services for people facing social problems including homelessness, criminality and substance misuse, a think-...
11 Sep 15David Cameron today set out a wide-ranging package of reforms to create a “smarter state”, with widespread devolution, a focus on early intervention, and integration of blue light services among the...
8 Sep 15District councils have called on Chancellor George Osborne to devolve powers to allow authorities to undertake local council tax revaluations.
3 Sep 15Local authorities and the voluntary and community sector serve the same communities and individuals. As further government cuts are likely in the Spending Review, it is in their mutual interest to...
2 Sep 15If the forthcoming government Spending Review was able to protect three key areas of local government funding, councils would be better placed to respond to a range of cost pressures
1 Sep 15The November Spending Review must set out plans to deal with a £10bn funding hole facing councils, the Local Government Association has said.
27 Jul 15The new chair of the County Councils Network has called for the forthcoming Spending Review to put local authority finance on a more sustainable footing.
6 Jul 15The UK’s major cities have issued a joint call for a more local, place-based approach to public spending to form part of the upcoming Comprehensive Spending Review.
24 Jun 14Government moves to increase the flexibility that councils have over spending Whitehall grants have made it more difficult to assess the value of town hall spending, the National Audit Office said...
