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12 Mar 19
The relationship between ministers, accounting officers and civil servants is currently not working, the outgoing auditor general of UK’s spending watchdog has said in his last speech in the role.
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11 Mar 19
Funding to help local authorities keep young people away from serious crime has been halved since 2010, an umbrella group has said.
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8 Mar 19
Ending the benefits freeze in the 2019 would enable 200,000 people in the UK to break free from poverty, a charity has claimed.
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1 Mar 19
The Ministry of Justice’s “botched contracting” of probation services will cost the taxpayer £467m.
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18 Feb 19
Prison sentences of six months or less should be abolished in favour of community orders, the justice secretary David Gauke has said.
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18 Feb 19
A wide-reaching parliamentary inquiry is likely to be launched into local government finances, the chair of the housing, communities and local government select committee Clive Betts has revealed to...
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11 Feb 19
Public services face years more of austerity unless the chancellor hands out billions of extra pounds at the Spending Review, an economic think-tank has warned.
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8 Feb 19
Ministers have laid the foundations for a new era in council housebuilding and say it is up to authorities to deliver. What plans are afoot, and are councils ready to step up? Neil Merrick...
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7 Feb 19
When hard times hit, it is invariably women who are worst affected. But gender budgeting can help target public resources more effectively, CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman argues.
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6 Feb 19
The UK government is “in denial” over the sustainability of local government finances, a group of MPs has warned.
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28 Jan 19
Local authorities have been promised £56.5m to go towards Brexit preparations - £21.5m more than expected, the communities secretary has confirmed.
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28 Jan 19
Fraud and error loss from central government was estimated to have cost up to £20bn in 2016-17, a Cabinet Office report has found.
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25 Jan 19
The £35m of funding councils in England will share to help them cope with Brexit is only half of what the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government asked for.
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23 Jan 19
Academy schools are not “sufficiently transparent or accountable to parents and local communities”, MPs have said.
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23 Jan 19
The government should know more about why council spending on children’s social care in England is increasing, the National Audit Office has said.
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22 Jan 19
An increasing number of major government projects risk going over budget because of the government’s preoccupation with Brexit, a think-tank has warned.
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17 Jan 19
The government must lift the benefits freeze to stop increasing numbers of people falling into poverty, says Joseph Rowntree Foundation chief executive Campbell Robb.
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16 Jan 19
Excessive staff turnover in the civil service is costing the taxpayer up to £74m a year in recruitment, training and lost productivity, according to a think-tank.
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11 Jan 19
Council leaders have hit back at suggestions rising revenues from car parking charges are not re-invested in roads in Great Britain.
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11 Jan 19
Central government does not have “sufficient oversight” of social care needs assessments across England, an NGO has said.
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10 Jan 19
MPs have today called for a minister for hunger to tackle the high levels of food insecurity in the UK.
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2 Jan 19
London boroughs will receive a £38m boost to provide accommodation for families facing homelessness, the government has announced.
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20 Dec 18
Local authorities should use empty shops more effectively and reduce parking charges to bring the high streets back to life, according to recommendations made to the government.
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19 Dec 18
Local authorities may withdraw from providing asylum accommodation because they take on a “disproportionate share” of responsibilities with little support, MPs have warned.
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12 Dec 18
Around one third of government spending – £284bn – is with external contractors and suppliers, Institute for Government research has revealed.
12 Mar 19The relationship between ministers, accounting officers and civil servants is currently not working, the outgoing auditor general of UK’s spending watchdog has said in his last speech in the role.
11 Mar 19Funding to help local authorities keep young people away from serious crime has been halved since 2010, an umbrella group has said.
8 Mar 19Ending the benefits freeze in the 2019 would enable 200,000 people in the UK to break free from poverty, a charity has claimed.
1 Mar 19The Ministry of Justice’s “botched contracting” of probation services will cost the taxpayer £467m.
18 Feb 19Prison sentences of six months or less should be abolished in favour of community orders, the justice secretary David Gauke has said.
18 Feb 19A wide-reaching parliamentary inquiry is likely to be launched into local government finances, the chair of the housing, communities and local government select committee Clive Betts has revealed to...
11 Feb 19Public services face years more of austerity unless the chancellor hands out billions of extra pounds at the Spending Review, an economic think-tank has warned.
8 Feb 19Ministers have laid the foundations for a new era in council housebuilding and say it is up to authorities to deliver. What plans are afoot, and are councils ready to step up? Neil Merrick...
7 Feb 19When hard times hit, it is invariably women who are worst affected. But gender budgeting can help target public resources more effectively, CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman argues.
6 Feb 19The UK government is “in denial” over the sustainability of local government finances, a group of MPs has warned.
28 Jan 19Local authorities have been promised £56.5m to go towards Brexit preparations - £21.5m more than expected, the communities secretary has confirmed.
28 Jan 19Fraud and error loss from central government was estimated to have cost up to £20bn in 2016-17, a Cabinet Office report has found.
25 Jan 19The £35m of funding councils in England will share to help them cope with Brexit is only half of what the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government asked for.
23 Jan 19Academy schools are not “sufficiently transparent or accountable to parents and local communities”, MPs have said.
23 Jan 19The government should know more about why council spending on children’s social care in England is increasing, the National Audit Office has said.
22 Jan 19An increasing number of major government projects risk going over budget because of the government’s preoccupation with Brexit, a think-tank has warned.
17 Jan 19The government must lift the benefits freeze to stop increasing numbers of people falling into poverty, says Joseph Rowntree Foundation chief executive Campbell Robb.
11 Jan 19Council leaders have hit back at suggestions rising revenues from car parking charges are not re-invested in roads in Great Britain.
11 Jan 19Central government does not have “sufficient oversight” of social care needs assessments across England, an NGO has said.
10 Jan 19MPs have today called for a minister for hunger to tackle the high levels of food insecurity in the UK.
2 Jan 19London boroughs will receive a £38m boost to provide accommodation for families facing homelessness, the government has announced.
20 Dec 18Local authorities should use empty shops more effectively and reduce parking charges to bring the high streets back to life, according to recommendations made to the government.
19 Dec 18Local authorities may withdraw from providing asylum accommodation because they take on a “disproportionate share” of responsibilities with little support, MPs have warned.
12 Dec 18Around one third of government spending – £284bn – is with external contractors and suppliers, Institute for Government research has revealed.
