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15 Dec 21
A Birmingham gang alleged to have made millions by defrauding the universal credit system has been raided by police.
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16 Mar 20
Birmingham City Council finance chief Clive Heaphy has resigned after his application for the vacant chief executive role was unsuccessful.
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7 Feb 19
Refuse workers in Birmingham will strike over ‘unfair’ treatment of union members despite an offer from the council to resolve the issue.
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6 Dec 18
A prison where the government was forced to step in to assume management control has received a damning report from inspectors.
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3 Sep 18
Overcrowding, underfunding and a high staff turnover have left English prisons “in crisis”, with rising levels of violence, reform campaigners have told PF.
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20 Aug 18
The government has today taken over the running of HMP Birmingham days after a shocking inspector’s report on the privately-managed men’s prison.
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12 Sep 17
The leader of Birmingham City Council has resigned from his role following weeks of refuse collector industrial disputes.
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6 Apr 17
The public is becoming increasingly disengaged with devolution despite its political priority for the government, research from consultancy firm GK Strategy has found.
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31 Jan 17
City council leaders have called on the government to free urban authorities to replicate the work of visionary local government reformer Joseph Chamberlain in order to help cities prepare for Brexit.
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9 Nov 16
Birmingham City Council is set for a £49m overspend in the current financial year and faces “a mammoth task” to balance its 2017-18 budget, the latest report from the improvement panel overseeing the...
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11 Oct 16
The West Midlands is set to join the areas across England that will pilot full business rates retention ahead of the national rollout of the scheme in 2020, after Birmingham City Council indicated...
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4 Oct 16
The chair of the Local Government Association has warned that a “pause” in devolution following Theresa May’s arrival in Downing Street could derail the process across the country.
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25 May 16
Children’s services in Birmingham are to be run by a voluntary trust under plans announced by the city council.
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12 Jan 16
Former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has launched a cross-party commission to investigate how to close regional gaps in school attainment that have widened over the past 30 years.
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20 Nov 15
After months of negotiations central government has reached agreement with the Liverpool City Region and West Midlands combined authorities for the devolution of powers and funding away from...
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17 Nov 15
With today’s agreement of devolution deals for Birmingham and Liverpool city regions, it is full steam ahead for the government’s devolution project. But one question remains to be...
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17 Nov 15
Chancellor George Osborne has struck devolution deals with Birmingham and Liverpool city regions, giving the areas control over infrastructure investment, transport and skills in return for the...
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2 Jun 15
Chancellor George Osborne has urged cities in the Midlands to develop plans for metro mayors so that powers over health and social care, transport, housing and skills can be devolved to combined...
15 Dec 21A Birmingham gang alleged to have made millions by defrauding the universal credit system has been raided by police.
16 Mar 20Birmingham City Council finance chief Clive Heaphy has resigned after his application for the vacant chief executive role was unsuccessful.
7 Feb 19Refuse workers in Birmingham will strike over ‘unfair’ treatment of union members despite an offer from the council to resolve the issue.
6 Dec 18A prison where the government was forced to step in to assume management control has received a damning report from inspectors.
3 Sep 18Overcrowding, underfunding and a high staff turnover have left English prisons “in crisis”, with rising levels of violence, reform campaigners have told PF.
20 Aug 18The government has today taken over the running of HMP Birmingham days after a shocking inspector’s report on the privately-managed men’s prison.
12 Sep 17The leader of Birmingham City Council has resigned from his role following weeks of refuse collector industrial disputes.
6 Apr 17The public is becoming increasingly disengaged with devolution despite its political priority for the government, research from consultancy firm GK Strategy has found.
31 Jan 17City council leaders have called on the government to free urban authorities to replicate the work of visionary local government reformer Joseph Chamberlain in order to help cities prepare for Brexit.
9 Nov 16Birmingham City Council is set for a £49m overspend in the current financial year and faces “a mammoth task” to balance its 2017-18 budget, the latest report from the improvement panel overseeing the...
11 Oct 16The West Midlands is set to join the areas across England that will pilot full business rates retention ahead of the national rollout of the scheme in 2020, after Birmingham City Council indicated...
4 Oct 16The chair of the Local Government Association has warned that a “pause” in devolution following Theresa May’s arrival in Downing Street could derail the process across the country.
25 May 16Children’s services in Birmingham are to be run by a voluntary trust under plans announced by the city council.
12 Jan 16Former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has launched a cross-party commission to investigate how to close regional gaps in school attainment that have widened over the past 30 years.
17 Nov 15Chancellor George Osborne has struck devolution deals with Birmingham and Liverpool city regions, giving the areas control over infrastructure investment, transport and skills in return for the...
