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18 Jan 19
Investing in London’s public services can stimulate the city’s economy, an umbrella group has said.
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18 Jan 19
Councils have been gearing up for the plunging temperatures and snow forecast for next week, the Local Government Association has said.
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18 Jan 19
Pressure on budgets is leading schools to resist admitting children with special educational needs, according to an education watchdog.
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18 Jan 19
“Things are looking up” for local government following last month’s provisional finance settlement, a minister has claimed.
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17 Jan 19
There are “significant weaknesses” in the auditing practices of many Welsh town and community councils, according to a report by the Welsh Auditor General.
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17 Jan 19
The government must lift the benefits freeze to stop increasing numbers of people falling into poverty, says Joseph Rowntree Foundation chief executive Campbell Robb.
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16 Jan 19
The Scottish finance secretary has defended his planned settlement for local government while stressing he is “open minded” to giving councils greater fiscal autonomy.
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15 Jan 19
More than 50 councils will benefit from a £2.4m pot to crack down on rogue landlords, housing minister Heather Wheeler has announced.
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15 Jan 19
The Welsh auditor general has said councils must “get a grip on financial management” as the number of qualified audit opinions has doubled in 2017-18.
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15 Jan 19
The government must improve its oversight of governance in local authorities as they struggle with increased financial and demand pressure, England’s spending watchdog has urged.
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14 Jan 19
The government has been accused of shunting its responsibility for tackling air pollution onto cash-strapped councils.
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14 Jan 19
Local audit is stepping up to new challenges to meet both sector and stakeholder needs, says PSAA chair Steve Freer.
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11 Jan 19
Council leaders have hit back at suggestions rising revenues from car parking charges are not re-invested in roads in Great Britain.
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11 Jan 19
Central government does not have “sufficient oversight” of social care needs assessments across England, an NGO has said.
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11 Jan 19
Former servicemen and women suffering from mental illnesses, such as post traumatic stress disorder, will be prioritised for social housing, under new proposals announced by the government.
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11 Jan 19
Business rates retention will be “at the heart” of more self-sufficient local government, the communities secretary has said.
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11 Jan 19
A no-deal Brexit could cause lasting damage to demand and supply in the economy, with productivity at particular risk from reduced migration, leading economists have warned.
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11 Jan 19
The government should consider redistributing funds from schools with ‘excessive’ surpluses to bolster those with weaker finances, an education think-tank has suggested today.
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10 Jan 19
Local government workers whose jobs have been outsourced will remain in the Local Government Pension Scheme, under proposals announced today.
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10 Jan 19
MPs have today called for a minister for hunger to tackle the high levels of food insecurity in the UK.
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10 Jan 19
Whitehall can learn from town halls on how to open up contracts to non-profits, says Charlie Wigglesworth of Social Enterprises UK.
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10 Jan 19
The number of public bodies in England failing to provide value for money is “unacceptably high” and increasing, the public spending watchdog has warned.
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9 Jan 19
Pete Moore, executive director of finance and public protection at Lincolnshire County Council, has been appointed as chair of CIPFA’s pension panel.
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8 Jan 19
The government should relax its centralising tendencies and pass more powers down to local government, particularly counties, a Cabinet minister told the Local Government Association finance...
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8 Jan 19
A social work charity has been given £45m in government money to train 900 children’s social workers over the next three years.
18 Jan 19Investing in London’s public services can stimulate the city’s economy, an umbrella group has said.
18 Jan 19Councils have been gearing up for the plunging temperatures and snow forecast for next week, the Local Government Association has said.
18 Jan 19Pressure on budgets is leading schools to resist admitting children with special educational needs, according to an education watchdog.
18 Jan 19“Things are looking up” for local government following last month’s provisional finance settlement, a minister has claimed.
17 Jan 19There are “significant weaknesses” in the auditing practices of many Welsh town and community councils, according to a report by the Welsh Auditor General.
17 Jan 19The government must lift the benefits freeze to stop increasing numbers of people falling into poverty, says Joseph Rowntree Foundation chief executive Campbell Robb.
16 Jan 19The Scottish finance secretary has defended his planned settlement for local government while stressing he is “open minded” to giving councils greater fiscal autonomy.
15 Jan 19More than 50 councils will benefit from a £2.4m pot to crack down on rogue landlords, housing minister Heather Wheeler has announced.
15 Jan 19The Welsh auditor general has said councils must “get a grip on financial management” as the number of qualified audit opinions has doubled in 2017-18.
15 Jan 19The government must improve its oversight of governance in local authorities as they struggle with increased financial and demand pressure, England’s spending watchdog has urged.
14 Jan 19The government has been accused of shunting its responsibility for tackling air pollution onto cash-strapped councils.
14 Jan 19Local audit is stepping up to new challenges to meet both sector and stakeholder needs, says PSAA chair Steve Freer.
11 Jan 19Council leaders have hit back at suggestions rising revenues from car parking charges are not re-invested in roads in Great Britain.
11 Jan 19Central government does not have “sufficient oversight” of social care needs assessments across England, an NGO has said.
11 Jan 19Former servicemen and women suffering from mental illnesses, such as post traumatic stress disorder, will be prioritised for social housing, under new proposals announced by the government.
11 Jan 19Business rates retention will be “at the heart” of more self-sufficient local government, the communities secretary has said.
11 Jan 19A no-deal Brexit could cause lasting damage to demand and supply in the economy, with productivity at particular risk from reduced migration, leading economists have warned.
11 Jan 19The government should consider redistributing funds from schools with ‘excessive’ surpluses to bolster those with weaker finances, an education think-tank has suggested today.
10 Jan 19Local government workers whose jobs have been outsourced will remain in the Local Government Pension Scheme, under proposals announced today.
10 Jan 19MPs have today called for a minister for hunger to tackle the high levels of food insecurity in the UK.
10 Jan 19Whitehall can learn from town halls on how to open up contracts to non-profits, says Charlie Wigglesworth of Social Enterprises UK.
10 Jan 19The number of public bodies in England failing to provide value for money is “unacceptably high” and increasing, the public spending watchdog has warned.
9 Jan 19Pete Moore, executive director of finance and public protection at Lincolnshire County Council, has been appointed as chair of CIPFA’s pension panel.
8 Jan 19The government should relax its centralising tendencies and pass more powers down to local government, particularly counties, a Cabinet minister told the Local Government Association finance...
8 Jan 19A social work charity has been given £45m in government money to train 900 children’s social workers over the next three years.
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