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19 Feb 20
Council leaders have called for greater compulsory purchase powers after analysis showed less than 60% of granted planning permissions have been completed since 2009-10.
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18 Feb 20
A £16.6m fund to help councils in England provide safe housing for domestic abuse survivors has been set up, according to the government.
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17 Feb 20
Councils affected by Storm Dennis will have access to emergency financial assistance, the communities secretary has said.
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14 Feb 20
Northern powerhouse minister Jake Berry has quit the government after the prime minister tried to move him to the Foreign Office.
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12 Feb 20
Melanie Dawes will leave her role as permanent secretary at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to become chief executive of Ofcom, it has been confirmed.
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12 Feb 20
A 10% pay rise for council staff in England, Wales and Northern Ireland is affordable and would benefit the government through savings on benefits and increased tax revenues, unions have said.
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12 Feb 20
Local authority investment in commercial property has increased fourteen-fold over three years as councils seek alternative sources of revenue amid cuts leaving them open to risk, the spending...
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11 Feb 20
Recent events have seared the need for climate action into the public consciousness, with 74% expecting local communities to react, yet revenue and capital shortages are likely to increase, write Mo...
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11 Feb 20
Major UK urban local authorities have urged the government to overhaul business rates and council tax systems as part of a move towards greater fiscal devolution.
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10 Feb 20
The extra Treasury cash raised via the Public Work Loans Board 1% rate rise should be handed back to local government, council leaders have suggested.
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10 Feb 20
The pooling of investment funds in the Local Government Pension Scheme has saved £155m since the method was introduced, estimates suggest.
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7 Feb 20
Inclusive growth must be utilised by the government if it wants to achieve its goal of levelling-up the country in areas such as infrastructure spending, writes Luca Tiratelli of the New Local...
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7 Feb 20
Providing firms involved in the Grenfell Inquiry with immunity will “frustrate justice”, council leaders have warned.
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7 Feb 20
The communities secretary has published the final one-year local government finance settlement which he said will provide certainty for councils.
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7 Feb 20
The unions representing more than one million council workers have rejected a 2% pay offer.
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7 Feb 20
The maiden bond launched by the UK Municipal Bonds Agency is the first step in a sector-wide shift away from the Public Works Loan Board, local government finance figures have said.
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5 Feb 20
Ninety-seven per cent of local authorities in England plan to increase council tax in the next financial year, according to a survey released today.
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4 Feb 20
The government must hand control of skills and training in England to local regions, a group of independent commissioners has said.
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31 Jan 20
Blackpool Council has announced that it will cut 75 jobs in order to pump £14m into its strained children’s services.
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31 Jan 20
Progress across Scottish local government is starting to stall, creating a real risk to the delivery of key services, according to a new report.
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30 Jan 20
Local authorities in England will now be required to provide minimum levels of funding for all schools, sparking criticism from council leaders.
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29 Jan 20
Kent County Council will receive a £138.9m repayment following the collapse of the Woodford fund, a reduction of 56% from the peak of its investment.
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29 Jan 20
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea has apologised for a host of failures in the lead-up to the Grenfell Tower Fire at an official inquiry but the apology has been deemed an “insult” by...
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27 Jan 20
It’s important that councils stay in control of events and issuing a section 114 notice can be the first step on the road to recovery rather than a failure in itself, writes CIPFA chief executive Rob...
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27 Jan 20
Thousands of pubs in the UK will be given a business rates discount of £1,000 from April, the government has announced.
19 Feb 20Council leaders have called for greater compulsory purchase powers after analysis showed less than 60% of granted planning permissions have been completed since 2009-10.
18 Feb 20A £16.6m fund to help councils in England provide safe housing for domestic abuse survivors has been set up, according to the government.
17 Feb 20Councils affected by Storm Dennis will have access to emergency financial assistance, the communities secretary has said.
14 Feb 20Northern powerhouse minister Jake Berry has quit the government after the prime minister tried to move him to the Foreign Office.
12 Feb 20Melanie Dawes will leave her role as permanent secretary at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to become chief executive of Ofcom, it has been confirmed.
12 Feb 20A 10% pay rise for council staff in England, Wales and Northern Ireland is affordable and would benefit the government through savings on benefits and increased tax revenues, unions have said.
12 Feb 20Local authority investment in commercial property has increased fourteen-fold over three years as councils seek alternative sources of revenue amid cuts leaving them open to risk, the spending...
11 Feb 20Recent events have seared the need for climate action into the public consciousness, with 74% expecting local communities to react, yet revenue and capital shortages are likely to increase, write Mo...
11 Feb 20Major UK urban local authorities have urged the government to overhaul business rates and council tax systems as part of a move towards greater fiscal devolution.
10 Feb 20The extra Treasury cash raised via the Public Work Loans Board 1% rate rise should be handed back to local government, council leaders have suggested.
10 Feb 20The pooling of investment funds in the Local Government Pension Scheme has saved £155m since the method was introduced, estimates suggest.
7 Feb 20Inclusive growth must be utilised by the government if it wants to achieve its goal of levelling-up the country in areas such as infrastructure spending, writes Luca Tiratelli of the New Local...
7 Feb 20Providing firms involved in the Grenfell Inquiry with immunity will “frustrate justice”, council leaders have warned.
7 Feb 20The communities secretary has published the final one-year local government finance settlement which he said will provide certainty for councils.
7 Feb 20The unions representing more than one million council workers have rejected a 2% pay offer.
7 Feb 20The maiden bond launched by the UK Municipal Bonds Agency is the first step in a sector-wide shift away from the Public Works Loan Board, local government finance figures have said.
5 Feb 20Ninety-seven per cent of local authorities in England plan to increase council tax in the next financial year, according to a survey released today.
4 Feb 20The government must hand control of skills and training in England to local regions, a group of independent commissioners has said.
31 Jan 20Blackpool Council has announced that it will cut 75 jobs in order to pump £14m into its strained children’s services.
31 Jan 20Progress across Scottish local government is starting to stall, creating a real risk to the delivery of key services, according to a new report.
30 Jan 20Local authorities in England will now be required to provide minimum levels of funding for all schools, sparking criticism from council leaders.
29 Jan 20Kent County Council will receive a £138.9m repayment following the collapse of the Woodford fund, a reduction of 56% from the peak of its investment.
29 Jan 20The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea has apologised for a host of failures in the lead-up to the Grenfell Tower Fire at an official inquiry but the apology has been deemed an “insult” by...
27 Jan 20It’s important that councils stay in control of events and issuing a section 114 notice can be the first step on the road to recovery rather than a failure in itself, writes CIPFA chief executive Rob...
27 Jan 20Thousands of pubs in the UK will be given a business rates discount of £1,000 from April, the government has announced.
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