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13 Jun 12
England’s adult social care budget will have been reduced by almost £2bn over the two years to March 2013, according to a survey by the Association of Directors of Social Services.
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13 Jun 12
Whitehall’s communication with local government is too often poor, rushed and unsystematic, the National Audit Office said today.
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12 Jun 12
Poor communities will bear the brunt of the government’s decision to reduce funding for council tax relief by £500m when it is localised from next year, the Local Government Association has warned...
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11 Jun 12
Every eligible local authority in England has agreed to take part in the government's plan to turn round the lives of 120,000 problem families by 2015, Communities Secretary Eric Pickles announced...
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7 Jun 12
Councils have urged the government to drop proposals that would allow property developers to renegotiate infrastructure commitments made in planning deals.
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31 May 12
Councils, trade unions and the government have today struck a deal over changes to the Local Government Pension Scheme, confirming that employees will not face a blanket increase in contributions.
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28 May 12
Government spending cuts have left charities facing ‘a riskier future’, with a majority reducing both staff and services, according to a survey published today.
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25 May 12
Business leaders have criticised the government’s lack of action on infrastructure construction since Chancellor George Osborne outlined increased spending in last year’s Autumn Statement.
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24 May 12
Job cuts at Revenue & Customs led to more than £1bn of tax not being collected, the Public Accounts Committee revealed today.
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23 May 12
Poor diabetes services in England are contributing to thousands of preventable deaths and increasing the costs to the NHS, according to the National Audit Office.
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17 May 12
More should be done to maximise the advantages of apprenticeships for adults, MPs said today.
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15 May 12
The Audit Commission is calling for government departments to be required to join its National Fraud Initiative, which has saved £1bn elsewhere in the public sector since it began in 1996.
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14 May 12
The Local Government Association has launched a fund to help councils make better use of their property.
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10 May 12
Trade unions are urging the government to reopen negotiations on public sector pension changes as hundreds of thousands of workers strike today over the issue.
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4 May 12
Labour has gained more than 800 councillors following last Thursday’s local government elections across the UK.
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3 May 12
Peers today urged the European Commission to show spending restraint in ‘the age of austerity’ and drop planned budget increases.
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1 May 12
The Public Accounts Committee today called for an end to the routine use of the Private Finance Initiative to pay for public infrastructure, saying some of the private sector profits were ‘difficult...
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25 Apr 12
Auditors have found gaps in the Home Office’s savings plan and called for it to be managed more effectively.
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20 Apr 12
MPs have voted through the government’s controversial plan to freeze tax-free allowances for pensioners.
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13 Apr 12
The Local Government Association and unions have denied claims that council pension funds are a financial ‘time bomb’.
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12 Apr 12
The International Monetary Fund has backed the UK government’s plans to link the state retirement age to increases in longevity, warning that the costs of an ageing population could ‘threaten the...
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11 Apr 12
The UK Border Agency is unable to fulfil its functions and is undermining the reputation of the UK government, MPs have warned.
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10 Apr 12
Town halls are calling for pubs and clubs with late-night licences to contribute fully to clean-up costs.
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5 Apr 12
Local communities today received planning powers as the latest part of the Localism Act came into force.
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5 Apr 12
David Cameron will today defend the government’s economic policy, including changes to public sector pensions, when he launches the Conservatives’ campaign for next month’s local elections.