Local authorities in England have urged residents to remain vigilant over cold calling scams linked to the £150 energy rebates that councils are overseeing this year.
Proposed updates to the CIPFA Prudential Code aimed at restricting borrowing primarily for yield purposes, could lead to ‘unintended consequences’, according to the Local Government Association.
More frequent business rates valuations in England would be a “positive step” but must happen alongside other reforms to the wider council funding system, the Local Government Association has told...
Local authorities may withdraw from providing asylum accommodation because they take on a “disproportionate share” of responsibilities with little support, MPs have warned.
The Local Government Association has called for radical reform of taxi licensing legislation, most of which is 170 years old and dates from an era of horse-drawn traffic.
Councils have reiterated calls for clarity on how they will be able to ensure they can continue to provide sufficient school places once all schools have converted to academies.
The government has been urged to prepare an emergency action plan to protect services if local authorities run out of money amid wholesale changes to council funding.
Abandoned shopping trolleys are a blight on the nation’s streets and waterways and supermarkets need to do more to tackle the problem, according to the Local Government Association.
Any reforms to business rates must change the process for appeals against property valuations in order to protect councils from “speculative” reviews, the Local Government Association has said today.
An analysis of local government assets by the Taxpayers Alliance has found that councils across the UK own 580 restaurants, more than 370 pubs, nearly 200 shopping centres and 174 hotels.
Promises from political parties to devolve power to local areas could double the turnout among young people in next month’s general election, a poll published by the Local Government...
