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3 May 22
A lack of comprehensive data is hampering the government’s ability to track how funding cuts have impacted councils in England, according to the Institute for Government.
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25 Apr 22
Ministers are reportedly looking to cut between 10 and 20% from quangos’ budgets as part of a government cost-cutting drive.
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9 Jun 21
The lack of a multi-year funding settlement for local government has left Hampshire County Council with a £80m shortfall in the next two years, it says.
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18 Jun 20
Luton Council has warned of “severe cuts” to a number of key frontline services, as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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4 Mar 19
Councils in England have spent £115m of money raised from property sales on funding redundancies, analysis has revealed.
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10 Sep 18
Thousands of children could miss out on care unless the government clarifies what councils must legally provide as they cut services, the Children’s Commissioner has told PF.
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26 Jun 18
The government must invest more in the armed forces if the UK is to remain an influential NATO member, MPs have said.