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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.
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27 Oct 16
Up to a quarter of hospital patients could be better cared for in their homes if council social services had the money to do this, the Local Government Association has said.
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12 Oct 16
Half of all councils in England are now part of the government’s One Public Estate programme following the latest expansion of the property sharing scheme, the Cabinet Office has announced.
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10 Oct 16
Plans for local government bond issuances could be “supercharged” if the Treasury provides backing to municipal authorities as part of efforts to boost investment, the leader of England’s largest...
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26 Sep 16
Local councils could be landed with a bill of up to £320m if all schools are converted into academies, according to Local Government Association figures.
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16 Sep 16
Cuts to adult social care have left the system increasingly unable to meet the needs of the older people who depend on it, with the funding gap set to reach at least £2.8bn by the end of the decade,...
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5 Sep 16
The government is on track to fulfill its pledge to settle 20,000 Syrian refugees by 2020 after the Home Office announced it had secured the necessary places with councils and devolved...
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.
9 Jan 17Councils could face a £14bn pothole repair bill over the next two years, the Local Government Association has warned.
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...
16 Nov 16Local 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.
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...
27 Oct 16Up to a quarter of hospital patients could be better cared for in their homes if council social services had the money to do this, the Local Government Association has said.
12 Oct 16Half of all councils in England are now part of the government’s One Public Estate programme following the latest expansion of the property sharing scheme, the Cabinet Office has announced.
10 Oct 16Plans for local government bond issuances could be “supercharged” if the Treasury provides backing to municipal authorities as part of efforts to boost investment, the leader of England’s largest...
26 Sep 16Local councils could be landed with a bill of up to £320m if all schools are converted into academies, according to Local Government Association figures.
5 Sep 16The government is on track to fulfill its pledge to settle 20,000 Syrian refugees by 2020 after the Home Office announced it had secured the necessary places with councils and devolved...
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