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22 Feb 21
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs was unable to provide evidence that the value of flood barriers and other infrastructure was not misstated in its 2019-20 accounts, according to...
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8 Feb 21
Local authorities do not have enough funding to carry out their flood prevention duties, a report from MPs has warned.
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27 Nov 20
The government is unable to assess whether local authorities have enough funding to manage their flood risk effectively, the National Audit Office has said.
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7 Jul 20
County and district councils are at loggerheads over the distribution of funding for low-income families struggling due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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30 Aug 19
Local authorities in the North and Midlands are still counting the cost of the heavy rains that have fallen across the region over the past few months, they have explained to PF.
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14 Jan 19
The government has been accused of shunting its responsibility for tackling air pollution onto cash-strapped councils.
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26 Mar 18
Rural policy should be taken away from the Department for Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs, a House of Lords select committee has said.
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8 May 17
Local authorities will be expected to develop “creative solutions” to reduce vehicle emissions in their area, under new plans announced by the government.
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15 Jul 16
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Ministry of Defence have both had their 2015-16 accounts qualified by the auditor general.
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1 Dec 15
A government programme to improve delivery of £1.8bn in annual payments under the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy has been undermined by “deep rifts” between...