The government has launched a ‘right to choose’ campaign as part of its proposals to open up public services to a wider range of providers. This could also lead to legislation enshrining greater...
The ten councils with the largest number of troubled families in England have agreed to join a government scheme that will pay them up to £4,000 for each problem household they help.
Every young person out of work for more than a year should be given a publicly funded ‘Youth Job Promise’, according to the independent experts examining last summer’s riots.
The interest rate cut for some local authority borrowing could scupper councils’ plans to issue bonds to raise funds for infrastructure projects, Public Finance has learned.
The abolition of the Housing Revenue Account subsidy system later this week will free up councils to invest more in affordable homes, the Local Government Association has said.
Local authorities will be able to charge a levy on drinking establishments with late-night licensing under the government’s crackdown on alcohol abuse.
The government will work with cities to devolve decision-making powers and encourage the private sector in areas where the public sector dominates the economy, Chancellor George Osborne said today.
Public sector borrowing hit a record £15.2bn in February, £6.3bn higher than the same month a year ago, the Office for National Statistics revealed today.
Scottish councils might not be able to continue to improve their performance across all areas as financial pressures mount, Scotland’s spending watchdog has concluded.
Ministers were today accused of imposing changes on public sector pensions after the Treasury said negotiations had concluded for all but the local government scheme.
Councils must reduce delays in adoption cases, including referring children to the national register after three months, the prime minister announced today.
The rush to provide all benefits online risks alienating the poorest and most vulnerable people in society, the Local Government Association warned today.
Funds from local government pension schemes should be used to help set up a £30bn national infrastructure bank, a local government think-tank has said today.
The Audit Commission today announced the firms that will take over its in-house audit work from 2012/13, with Grant Thornton winning the largest number of contracts.
