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12 Nov 19
Opposition parties have criticised Boris Johnson’s handling of flooding emergencies in South Yorkshire and the East Midlands.
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12 Nov 19
Boris Johnson’s schools funding plans are “too little, too late”, the National Education Union has warned.
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8 Nov 19
Predicted government spending worth nearly £200bn by the mid 2020s will be just enough to meet demand but will not be sufficient to improve and expand key public services, a major report has found.
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8 Nov 19
Council tax revenue will lag far behind the cost of providing key services, such as adult social care, even if the tax increased by 4% a year until 2024-25, according to the Institute for Fiscal...
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8 Nov 19
Borrowing from the Public Works Loan Board has dropped by nearly three quarters since interest rates were hiked in early October.
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7 Nov 19
Kim Thomas looks at whether the solution to the puzzle of widespread project management failures lie in what happens before schemes even get off the ground.
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6 Nov 19
Councils could be subject to greater regulation if the sector continues to make controversial commercial property investments, CIPFA’s chief executive has warned.
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6 Nov 19
The Grenfell Tower inquiry report was released last week - more than two years after the Kensington and Chelsea block went up in flames. But progress on improving safety remains too slow, says the...
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5 Nov 19
The government’s business rates retention plans will exacerbate income inequality between councils in England in its first four years, analysis has shown.
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5 Nov 19
Public health cuts worth nearly £900m over the last five years in England have impacted communities that need the funding most, research has found.
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5 Nov 19
Karen Day looks at whether public services risk being engulfed by the digital revolution or can harness its power.
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4 Nov 19
Regulation of outsourcing is essential to ensure public confidence, transparency and accountability in the practice, writes consultant John Tizard.
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4 Nov 19
Councils must be at the centre of efforts to engage with local communities and restore public trust
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4 Nov 19
Local authorities must raise their information game, to improve insight and better read the future for the benefit of local residents
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31 Oct 19
The business rates system is “broken” and needs to be reformed for the benefit of councils and businesses alike, according to a report from the treasury committee released today.
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30 Oct 19
The Grenfell Tower Inquiry has exposed a “serious failure” in communication between the council and various other public bodies.
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30 Oct 19
Electoral administrators have warned that a December general election will increase workload pressures and drive up costs for councils.
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29 Oct 19
Nearly three quarters of council leaders expect Brexit to damage their local economy, a poll has found.
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29 Oct 19
The Public Works Loan Board interest rate hike will not have a “significant impact” on council house building, the communities secretary has told MPs.
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25 Oct 19
Entrants now have until 8 November to enter the awards that celebrate excellence in the public accounting sector – 2020’s coveted Public Finance Awards.
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24 Oct 19
Seaside towns dominate the latest rankings for personal bankruptcies, adding to evidence that coastal regions are failing to keep pace with the rest of the economy.
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24 Oct 19
Special educational needs and disability reforms have failed a generation of children and young people, MPs have said.
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24 Oct 19
Public concerns over the environment have risen sharply over the last year, with four fifths of the population backing new government action to combat climate change.
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23 Oct 19
Investment might be flowing into local areas but poverty and inequality persist. ‘New municipalism’ is a term that has emerged as an answer to improving local economic development. Dominic Brady...
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22 Oct 19
Local areas must be given more devolved powers and funding to push forward climate-friendly industrial strategies, think-tanks have said.
12 Nov 19Opposition parties have criticised Boris Johnson’s handling of flooding emergencies in South Yorkshire and the East Midlands.
12 Nov 19Boris Johnson’s schools funding plans are “too little, too late”, the National Education Union has warned.
8 Nov 19Predicted government spending worth nearly £200bn by the mid 2020s will be just enough to meet demand but will not be sufficient to improve and expand key public services, a major report has found.
8 Nov 19Council tax revenue will lag far behind the cost of providing key services, such as adult social care, even if the tax increased by 4% a year until 2024-25, according to the Institute for Fiscal...
8 Nov 19Borrowing from the Public Works Loan Board has dropped by nearly three quarters since interest rates were hiked in early October.
7 Nov 19Kim Thomas looks at whether the solution to the puzzle of widespread project management failures lie in what happens before schemes even get off the ground.
6 Nov 19Councils could be subject to greater regulation if the sector continues to make controversial commercial property investments, CIPFA’s chief executive has warned.
6 Nov 19The Grenfell Tower inquiry report was released last week - more than two years after the Kensington and Chelsea block went up in flames. But progress on improving safety remains too slow, says the...
5 Nov 19The government’s business rates retention plans will exacerbate income inequality between councils in England in its first four years, analysis has shown.
5 Nov 19Public health cuts worth nearly £900m over the last five years in England have impacted communities that need the funding most, research has found.
5 Nov 19Karen Day looks at whether public services risk being engulfed by the digital revolution or can harness its power.
4 Nov 19Regulation of outsourcing is essential to ensure public confidence, transparency and accountability in the practice, writes consultant John Tizard.
4 Nov 19Councils must be at the centre of efforts to engage with local communities and restore public trust
4 Nov 19Local authorities must raise their information game, to improve insight and better read the future for the benefit of local residents
31 Oct 19The business rates system is “broken” and needs to be reformed for the benefit of councils and businesses alike, according to a report from the treasury committee released today.
30 Oct 19Electoral administrators have warned that a December general election will increase workload pressures and drive up costs for councils.
29 Oct 19Nearly three quarters of council leaders expect Brexit to damage their local economy, a poll has found.
29 Oct 19The Public Works Loan Board interest rate hike will not have a “significant impact” on council house building, the communities secretary has told MPs.
25 Oct 19Entrants now have until 8 November to enter the awards that celebrate excellence in the public accounting sector – 2020’s coveted Public Finance Awards.
24 Oct 19Seaside towns dominate the latest rankings for personal bankruptcies, adding to evidence that coastal regions are failing to keep pace with the rest of the economy.
24 Oct 19Special educational needs and disability reforms have failed a generation of children and young people, MPs have said.
24 Oct 19Public concerns over the environment have risen sharply over the last year, with four fifths of the population backing new government action to combat climate change.
23 Oct 19Investment might be flowing into local areas but poverty and inequality persist. ‘New municipalism’ is a term that has emerged as an answer to improving local economic development. Dominic Brady...
22 Oct 19Local areas must be given more devolved powers and funding to push forward climate-friendly industrial strategies, think-tanks have said.
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