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7 Jan 16
There will be a full re-examination of levels of need in council areas as part of full devolution of business rates to authorities, a senior Department for Communities and Local Government figure has...
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21 Dec 15
Local government funding cuts are to ease in the years to 2019/20 compared to the last parliament and will be more evenly distributed across authorities, an analysis by the Institute for Fiscal...
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2 Nov 15
Plans to shake up the current business rates appeal process and protect councils from speculative appeals have been published for consultation by local government minister Marcus Jones.
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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-...
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15 Sep 15
It will be challenging for local authorities to implement the National Living Wage rate within the funding constraints of the government’s 1% cap on public sector pay increases, the Resolution...
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19 Aug 15
The government has been urged to allow councils to join forces to take over regulation of bus services, as part of an effort to improve the effectiveness of public subsidies.
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11 Aug 15
More than 4,000 data lapses occurred in UK councils in the three years to 2014, according to research from privacy campaigners Big Brother Watch.
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19 Jun 15
Essex County Council has set out a three-year “invest to save” plan in order to ensure it can continue to provide public services while also balancing its budget.
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16 Jun 15
Former Department for Communities and Local Government permanent secretary Lord Kerslake has been named president-elect of the Local Government Association.
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9 Jun 15
A forthcoming hike in the bankruptcy threshold is likely to hit councils and housing associations hard, a leading accountancy firm has warned.
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28 May 15
The government’s flagship Better Care Fund should be extended quickly so that both local authorities and the NHS can plan further integration of spending, an expert has said.
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27 May 15
Today’s confirmation of a City Devolution Bill should be the starting point for devolution go both further and wider across the country. The government should set out a roadmap to turn devolution...
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11 May 15
Councils have saved almost £500m by sharing services with each other since 2012, an analysis by the Local Government Association has found.
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6 May 15
Trade union Unison today warned that council-run services such as youth centres, museums and pest controls will close across England if the next government implements the fiscal plan set out in March...
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28 Apr 15
The commissioners appointed to take over the executive functions of Rotherham council have set out the decision-making process that will apply during the intervention at the authority.
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26 Mar 15
Councils should create local versions of the government’s so-called ‘nudge unit’ in a bid to cut the demand for services amid a spending squeeze on town halls, a report has claimed...
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16 Oct 14
Local authorities often offer little or no help to homeless people according to undercover research into council provision across England by from charity Crisis.
7 Jan 16There will be a full re-examination of levels of need in council areas as part of full devolution of business rates to authorities, a senior Department for Communities and Local Government figure has...
21 Dec 15Local government funding cuts are to ease in the years to 2019/20 compared to the last parliament and will be more evenly distributed across authorities, an analysis by the Institute for Fiscal...
2 Nov 15Plans to shake up the current business rates appeal process and protect councils from speculative appeals have been published for consultation by local government minister Marcus Jones.
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-...
15 Sep 15It will be challenging for local authorities to implement the National Living Wage rate within the funding constraints of the government’s 1% cap on public sector pay increases, the Resolution...
19 Aug 15The government has been urged to allow councils to join forces to take over regulation of bus services, as part of an effort to improve the effectiveness of public subsidies.
11 Aug 15More than 4,000 data lapses occurred in UK councils in the three years to 2014, according to research from privacy campaigners Big Brother Watch.
19 Jun 15Essex County Council has set out a three-year “invest to save” plan in order to ensure it can continue to provide public services while also balancing its budget.
16 Jun 15Former Department for Communities and Local Government permanent secretary Lord Kerslake has been named president-elect of the Local Government Association.
28 May 15The government’s flagship Better Care Fund should be extended quickly so that both local authorities and the NHS can plan further integration of spending, an expert has said.
27 May 15Today’s confirmation of a City Devolution Bill should be the starting point for devolution go both further and wider across the country. The government should set out a roadmap to turn devolution...
11 May 15Councils have saved almost £500m by sharing services with each other since 2012, an analysis by the Local Government Association has found.
6 May 15Trade union Unison today warned that council-run services such as youth centres, museums and pest controls will close across England if the next government implements the fiscal plan set out in March...
28 Apr 15The commissioners appointed to take over the executive functions of Rotherham council have set out the decision-making process that will apply during the intervention at the authority.
26 Mar 15Councils should create local versions of the government’s so-called ‘nudge unit’ in a bid to cut the demand for services amid a spending squeeze on town halls, a report has claimed...
16 Oct 14Local authorities often offer little or no help to homeless people according to undercover research into council provision across England by from charity Crisis.
