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6 Apr 21
The government faces legal action over allegations it designed the £4.8bn Levelling Up Fund for electoral advantage.
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26 Mar 21
Local government organisations are launching a legal bid to challenge the government’s plans to stop remote council meetings from early May.
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11 Mar 21
A strategic transport network for the whole UK is likely to garner more support if funding is not taken from existing devolved budgets, according to interim findings by a government-commissioned...
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3 Mar 21
The newly announced UK Infrastructure Bank will offer £4bn of loan to authorities at the same interest cost as local infrastructure rates formerly offered through the Public Works Loan Board.
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3 Mar 21
A new Treasury campus in Darlington, the location of eight ‘freeports’ and details of how local authorities can bid for a £4.8bn infrastructure fund are among a series of Budget measures aimed at ‘...
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22 Feb 21
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs was unable to provide evidence that the value of flood barriers and other infrastructure was not misstated in its 2019-20 accounts, according to...
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8 Feb 21
Local authorities do not have enough funding to carry out their flood prevention duties, a report from MPs has warned.
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15 Jan 21
Proposed cuts to government funding for public transport body Transport for the North would “undermine levelling-up” and put planned improvement works at risk, according to the group’s finance chief...
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8 Jan 21
Wirral Council has spent £2m on purchasing the former Birkenhead House of Fraser store as part of its regeneration plans.
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14 Dec 20
A mechanism to give private investors control of public nuclear projects is still considered a “credible basis” for funding the sector, the government said today as it launched its energy white paper...
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30 Nov 20
The Scottish Government is to pump an additional £200m of funding into its Affordable Housing Supply Programme next year, to help the construction sector’s recovery from Covid-19.
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26 Nov 20
The government has announced it is to allocate £220m of pilot funding to the UK Shared Prosperity Fund next year, to help local areas prepare for the full launch of the fund.
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26 Nov 20
The government is to launch a national infrastructure bank next year, as part of its National Infrastructure Strategy aimed at driving the levelling-up agenda.
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5 Nov 20
The UK government's planning white paper underestimates the complex relationship between new homes and the communities they are built in, says Dr Alison Knight.
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19 Oct 20
The NHS will need to continue to derive value from costly infrastructure investments made during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the deputy chief executive of NHS Providers.
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5 Oct 20
Prime minister Boris Johnson has confirmed a £3.7bn funding package to help with the building and regeneration of 40 hospitals.
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30 Sep 20
The long-awaited white paper outlining plans for further devolution in councils across England is set to be delayed, according the head of the UK2070 Commission.
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18 Sep 20
Infrastructure investment is seen as vital to post-pandemic recovery, but is it possible to provide a public transport network without the passenger numbers to fund it?
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7 Sep 20
Annual spending on adult social care in England, based on a spend-per-person basis, is currently £600m lower than in 2010, according to a report by the TUC.
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4 Sep 20
Nottingham City Council’s wholly-owned energy company Robin Hood Energy is to be offloaded.
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28 Aug 20
Single unitary councils in England could deliver £3bn in savings over five years, according to a report commissioned by the County Council Network.
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6 Aug 20
Councils could speed up infrastructure and affordable housing delivery by borrowing against its proposed new infrastructure levy according to the government’s consultation on planning reform.
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6 Aug 20
Proposed planning reforms announced today could raise more money for affordable homes and infrastructure by replacing the current system of developer contributions, according to the government.
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29 Jul 20
The upcoming Spending Review will be driven by speeding up decision-making through the greater use of data, according to chief secretary to the Treasury Steve Barclay.
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28 Jul 20
Ratings agency Standard and Poor’s has downgraded the credit rating of an NHS hospital Private Finance Initiative company after identifying “strained relationships” with its commissioning trust.
6 Apr 21The government faces legal action over allegations it designed the £4.8bn Levelling Up Fund for electoral advantage.
26 Mar 21Local government organisations are launching a legal bid to challenge the government’s plans to stop remote council meetings from early May.
11 Mar 21A strategic transport network for the whole UK is likely to garner more support if funding is not taken from existing devolved budgets, according to interim findings by a government-commissioned...
3 Mar 21The newly announced UK Infrastructure Bank will offer £4bn of loan to authorities at the same interest cost as local infrastructure rates formerly offered through the Public Works Loan Board.
3 Mar 21A new Treasury campus in Darlington, the location of eight ‘freeports’ and details of how local authorities can bid for a £4.8bn infrastructure fund are among a series of Budget measures aimed at ‘...
22 Feb 21The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs was unable to provide evidence that the value of flood barriers and other infrastructure was not misstated in its 2019-20 accounts, according to...
8 Feb 21Local authorities do not have enough funding to carry out their flood prevention duties, a report from MPs has warned.
15 Jan 21Proposed cuts to government funding for public transport body Transport for the North would “undermine levelling-up” and put planned improvement works at risk, according to the group’s finance chief...
8 Jan 21Wirral Council has spent £2m on purchasing the former Birkenhead House of Fraser store as part of its regeneration plans.
14 Dec 20A mechanism to give private investors control of public nuclear projects is still considered a “credible basis” for funding the sector, the government said today as it launched its energy white paper...
30 Nov 20The Scottish Government is to pump an additional £200m of funding into its Affordable Housing Supply Programme next year, to help the construction sector’s recovery from Covid-19.
26 Nov 20The government has announced it is to allocate £220m of pilot funding to the UK Shared Prosperity Fund next year, to help local areas prepare for the full launch of the fund.
26 Nov 20The government is to launch a national infrastructure bank next year, as part of its National Infrastructure Strategy aimed at driving the levelling-up agenda.
5 Nov 20The UK government's planning white paper underestimates the complex relationship between new homes and the communities they are built in, says Dr Alison Knight.
19 Oct 20The NHS will need to continue to derive value from costly infrastructure investments made during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the deputy chief executive of NHS Providers.
5 Oct 20Prime minister Boris Johnson has confirmed a £3.7bn funding package to help with the building and regeneration of 40 hospitals.
30 Sep 20The long-awaited white paper outlining plans for further devolution in councils across England is set to be delayed, according the head of the UK2070 Commission.
18 Sep 20Infrastructure investment is seen as vital to post-pandemic recovery, but is it possible to provide a public transport network without the passenger numbers to fund it?
7 Sep 20Annual spending on adult social care in England, based on a spend-per-person basis, is currently £600m lower than in 2010, according to a report by the TUC.
6 Aug 20Proposed planning reforms announced today could raise more money for affordable homes and infrastructure by replacing the current system of developer contributions, according to the government.
29 Jul 20The upcoming Spending Review will be driven by speeding up decision-making through the greater use of data, according to chief secretary to the Treasury Steve Barclay.
28 Jul 20Ratings agency Standard and Poor’s has downgraded the credit rating of an NHS hospital Private Finance Initiative company after identifying “strained relationships” with its commissioning trust.
28 Sep 21
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