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3 Jul 18
Town and county halls in England will face a funding black hole of almost £8bn by the middle of the next decade, local government leaders warned today.
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30 May 18
MPs and a local government umbrella-body have called for greater funding and powers for councils to tackle childhood obesity.
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21 May 18
Reducing maximum betting stakes - as the government did last week with Fixed Odds Betting Terminals - is not a panacea but it’s a good start, says the LGA’s Simon Blackburn.
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13 Mar 18
The fair funding review will fail unless any reforms come with more money for local government, an umbrella-group has warned.
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19 Feb 18
A £2bn funding gap in children’s social services must be rectified to deal with growing referrals related to domestic abuse, according to the Local Government Association.
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16 Oct 17
Councils could have an extra £418m to spend on local roads if government handed over the money it has received in increased fuel and motoring tax over the last 10 years, according to the Local...
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19 Sep 17
The failure of academy schools to share data is weakening attempts by councils to boost skills and employment, according to a panel of local government experts speaking at the Liberal Democrat...
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28 Jul 17
The government must match current levels of EU funding given to local councils following Brexit, councils have said.
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28 Jul 17
Councils have accused the government of “hijacking” the soft drinks levy to plug the hole in education budgets.
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22 Jul 17
Councils have to house the equivalent of a new secondary school’s worth of homeless children every month, the Local Government Association has said.
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30 Jun 17
Shared service arrangements across the country have saved councils more than £600m, according to the Local Government Association.
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22 Mar 17
Homelessness among young people is being fuelled by cuts to benefits and a shortfall in housing, according to a report out today.
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20 Mar 17
The government must improve the way it collates information on the health of people who live in rural areas, according to the Local Government Association and Public Health England.
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20 Feb 17
Nearly all local authorities in England with responsibility for social care are set to raise council tax by the maximum 4.99% allowed without a referendum, but the Local Government Association today...
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16 Feb 17
The government is considering introducing a partial reset of the business rates localisation system every five years once the £12.5bn of revenue is devolved to local authorities from April 2019.
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10 Feb 17
Councils in England and Wales have called on the government to make it easier for high-performing maintained schools to sponsor struggling academies.
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9 Feb 17
The use of local buses has increased by 19% in some urban areas, driven by the introduction of greener and more convenient services, according to Greener Journeys.
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3 Feb 17
Councils are bidding for powers to require academies to admit challenging and difficult children, who might have been excluded from other schools.
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31 Jan 17
Local authorities have warned that a series of flagship social care reforms introduced in 2015 will fail unless the government provides a funding boost for services.
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9 Jan 17
Councils could face a £14bn pothole repair bill over the next two years, the Local Government Association has warned.
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18 Nov 16
The increasing scale of commercial activity carried out by local authorities could put council finances at risk, and town halls might lack the necessary skills for such projects, the Public Accounts...
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17 Nov 16
Failure to prevent damaging social problems such as domestic violence, abuse, unemployment and youth crime costs the public sector around £17bn a year in England and Wales, according to the Early...
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16 Nov 16
Local government leaders from across the UK have today united in a call for further devolution across the country following Brexit, including greater fiscal autonomy for councils.
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3 Nov 16
Funding and responsibility for the government’s flagship back to work scheme should be devolved to councils to allow support to be better tailored to local needs, the Local Government Association has...
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2 Nov 16
Around two-thirds of people think a greater share of the total health budget should be spent on adult social care services, according to a poll by the Local Government Association.
3 Jul 18Town and county halls in England will face a funding black hole of almost £8bn by the middle of the next decade, local government leaders warned today.
30 May 18MPs and a local government umbrella-body have called for greater funding and powers for councils to tackle childhood obesity.
21 May 18Reducing maximum betting stakes - as the government did last week with Fixed Odds Betting Terminals - is not a panacea but it’s a good start, says the LGA’s Simon Blackburn.
19 Feb 18A £2bn funding gap in children’s social services must be rectified to deal with growing referrals related to domestic abuse, according to the Local Government Association.
16 Oct 17Councils could have an extra £418m to spend on local roads if government handed over the money it has received in increased fuel and motoring tax over the last 10 years, according to the Local...
19 Sep 17The failure of academy schools to share data is weakening attempts by councils to boost skills and employment, according to a panel of local government experts speaking at the Liberal Democrat...
28 Jul 17The government must match current levels of EU funding given to local councils following Brexit, councils have said.
28 Jul 17Councils have accused the government of “hijacking” the soft drinks levy to plug the hole in education budgets.
22 Jul 17Councils have to house the equivalent of a new secondary school’s worth of homeless children every month, the Local Government Association has said.
30 Jun 17Shared service arrangements across the country have saved councils more than £600m, according to the Local Government Association.
22 Mar 17Homelessness among young people is being fuelled by cuts to benefits and a shortfall in housing, according to a report out today.
20 Mar 17The government must improve the way it collates information on the health of people who live in rural areas, according to the Local Government Association and Public Health England.
20 Feb 17Nearly all local authorities in England with responsibility for social care are set to raise council tax by the maximum 4.99% allowed without a referendum, but the Local Government Association today...
16 Feb 17The government is considering introducing a partial reset of the business rates localisation system every five years once the £12.5bn of revenue is devolved to local authorities from April 2019.
10 Feb 17Councils in England and Wales have called on the government to make it easier for high-performing maintained schools to sponsor struggling academies.
9 Feb 17The use of local buses has increased by 19% in some urban areas, driven by the introduction of greener and more convenient services, according to Greener Journeys.
3 Feb 17Councils are bidding for powers to require academies to admit challenging and difficult children, who might have been excluded from other schools.
31 Jan 17Local authorities have warned that a series of flagship social care reforms introduced in 2015 will fail unless the government provides a funding boost for services.
18 Nov 16The increasing scale of commercial activity carried out by local authorities could put council finances at risk, and town halls might lack the necessary skills for such projects, the Public Accounts...
17 Nov 16Failure to prevent damaging social problems such as domestic violence, abuse, unemployment and youth crime costs the public sector around £17bn a year in England and Wales, according to the Early...
3 Nov 16Funding and responsibility for the government’s flagship back to work scheme should be devolved to councils to allow support to be better tailored to local needs, the Local Government Association has...
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