-
20 Aug 19
Councils can now bid for grants to develop ‘innovative ways’ to improve public services through technology, the government has announced.
-
13 Aug 19
Director of operations for care and support at housing association Riverside Lee Buss looks at progress on the government’s rough sleeping strategy one year on.
-
21 Jun 19
A comprehensive national strategy backed by proper funding and infrastructure is required to tackle the growing crisis of homelessness, according to a report from the Local Government Information...
-
11 Jun 19
Councils are still being called on to do more with less but the move towards investment in commercial property may not be an appropriate response, says CIPFA’s Don Peebles.
-
28 May 19
Local government will increasingly struggle to fund services as demand for social care rises, warns a think-tank.
-
23 May 19
Council controlled schools were more likely to maintain good Ofsted ratings, the Local Government Association has said.
-
13 May 19
London council budgets have fallen by 17% over the past eight years, think-tank analysis has found.
-
13 May 19
Councils will now have a legal duty to protect victims of domestic abuse, the prime minister has announced.
-
12 Apr 19
Benjamin Franklin might have had it right about the only certainties in life but that doesn’t mean the tax system can’t be improved, says CIPFA’s Rob Whiteman.
-
9 Apr 19
Council leaders have defended council executive pay after a campaign group’s research found the average local authority in the UK had six employees on salaries above £100,000 in 2017-18.
-
2 Apr 19
Local authorities would need “appropriate funding” to hold registers for home-schooled children, an umbrella group has said.
-
1 Apr 19
Local authorities and teachers will form part of a ‘multi-agency’ approach to tackle knife crime, the Home Office has said.
-
29 Mar 19
English councils are failing to use statutory powers to penalise rogue landlords in the private rented sector, a trade body has found.
-
27 Mar 19
Local authorities in England will put up the average band D council tax by 4.7% next financial year, government stats have shown.
-
15 Mar 19
Nearly all housing stock-owning councils in England plan to take advantage of the Housing Revenue Account borrowing cap lift, analysis by the Local Government Association has revealed.
-
26 Feb 19
Communities will be “at the heart” of the government’s prevention green paper, the health secretary has said.
-
26 Feb 19
Children’s services in England are at “breaking point” as funding has been slashed by nearly a third since 2010, charities have warned.
-
22 Feb 19
An umbrella group has called for the government to delay its plans to increase business rate retention for English councils from 50% to 75%.
-
19 Feb 19
Local authorities will be key to facilitating prison reforms by providing housing for ex-offenders, the justice secretary has said.
-
28 Jan 19
With the date for the UK’s departure from the EU approaching local authorities are drawing up contingency plans. But do they have the cash to fund them? Dominic Brady investigates.
-
2 Jan 19
The communities secretary has warned that councils must be given more money to plan for a no-deal Brexit.
-
19 Dec 18
The local government financial settlement did not provide councils the fiscal stability they were hoping for, says CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman.
-
12 Dec 18
The auditor general for Wales has issued public interest reports highlighting failures in financial management and governance at three community councils.
-
10 Dec 18
Councils will not be able to build the homes needed unless we also address how we train and expands the construction industry workforce, argues think-tank Localis’ Bethanie Roughley.
-
3 Dec 18
Frontline services in Northamptonshire will be largely protected in next year’s budget, the troubled county council claimed – although council tax will rise.
20 Aug 19Councils can now bid for grants to develop ‘innovative ways’ to improve public services through technology, the government has announced.
13 Aug 19Director of operations for care and support at housing association Riverside Lee Buss looks at progress on the government’s rough sleeping strategy one year on.
21 Jun 19A comprehensive national strategy backed by proper funding and infrastructure is required to tackle the growing crisis of homelessness, according to a report from the Local Government Information...
11 Jun 19Councils are still being called on to do more with less but the move towards investment in commercial property may not be an appropriate response, says CIPFA’s Don Peebles.
28 May 19Local government will increasingly struggle to fund services as demand for social care rises, warns a think-tank.
23 May 19Council controlled schools were more likely to maintain good Ofsted ratings, the Local Government Association has said.
13 May 19London council budgets have fallen by 17% over the past eight years, think-tank analysis has found.
13 May 19Councils will now have a legal duty to protect victims of domestic abuse, the prime minister has announced.
12 Apr 19Benjamin Franklin might have had it right about the only certainties in life but that doesn’t mean the tax system can’t be improved, says CIPFA’s Rob Whiteman.
2 Apr 19Local authorities would need “appropriate funding” to hold registers for home-schooled children, an umbrella group has said.
1 Apr 19Local authorities and teachers will form part of a ‘multi-agency’ approach to tackle knife crime, the Home Office has said.
29 Mar 19English councils are failing to use statutory powers to penalise rogue landlords in the private rented sector, a trade body has found.
27 Mar 19Local authorities in England will put up the average band D council tax by 4.7% next financial year, government stats have shown.
15 Mar 19Nearly all housing stock-owning councils in England plan to take advantage of the Housing Revenue Account borrowing cap lift, analysis by the Local Government Association has revealed.
26 Feb 19Communities will be “at the heart” of the government’s prevention green paper, the health secretary has said.
26 Feb 19Children’s services in England are at “breaking point” as funding has been slashed by nearly a third since 2010, charities have warned.
22 Feb 19An umbrella group has called for the government to delay its plans to increase business rate retention for English councils from 50% to 75%.
28 Jan 19With the date for the UK’s departure from the EU approaching local authorities are drawing up contingency plans. But do they have the cash to fund them? Dominic Brady investigates.
2 Jan 19The communities secretary has warned that councils must be given more money to plan for a no-deal Brexit.
12 Dec 18The auditor general for Wales has issued public interest reports highlighting failures in financial management and governance at three community councils.
3 Dec 18Frontline services in Northamptonshire will be largely protected in next year’s budget, the troubled county council claimed – although council tax will rise.
9 Jul 19 to 10 Jul 19
1 May 19
