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15 Nov 18
Social care was the largest area of increased expenditure for local authorities in the last financial year, government figures have revealed.
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15 Nov 18
MPs have rallied against proposals to transfer governance of a fire service to the West Midlands mayor.
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15 Nov 18
Local bodies working with vulnerable children must not “repeat the mistakes of the past” around child exploitation, a joint watchdog has said.
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14 Nov 18
Despite unprecedented challenges, the Local Government Pension Scheme has emerged as a robust, high-performing scheme, says CIPFA’s Mike Ellsmore.
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14 Nov 18
An additional commissioner is likely to be sent into troubled Northamptonshire County Council after Ofsted found children’s services have “significantly declined”.
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14 Nov 18
If we are to stand any chance of breaking the ‘necklace of neglect’ encircling swathes of the UK, we need a heavy-hitting minister to fight for a non-metropolitan urban agenda, says Peter...
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14 Nov 18
With nominations for the Government Counter Fraud Awards 2019 now open, CIPFA will be writing three case studies on last year’s winners. This is the second on Leeds City Council, which won the...
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14 Nov 18
Amid huge uncertainty about funding services beyond 2020, councils are turning to commercial property as an income stream, but are they managing the risks? Rachel Willcox reports.
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13 Nov 18
Councils have been granted a statutory override on accounting changes to pooled investments for five years, despite most stakeholders opposing a time-limited period.
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13 Nov 18
Council tenants claiming universal credit owe on average more than two-and-a-half times the rent arrears of claimants on the previous housing benefit system.
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13 Nov 18
Help offered by councils to young homeless people is ineffective half the time because of inadequate funding, analysis by the Centrepoint charity has revealed.
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12 Nov 18
Like farmers, we need to monitor the signs carefully and plan accordingly to take control where we can and improve our odds of success, says financial adviser Bob Swarup.
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9 Nov 18
By sharing data and jointly investing in new technologies, councils can improve resilience and cost-effectiveness, says CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman.
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8 Nov 18
Second homeowners who declare their properties as ‘holiday lets’ may be required to pay council tax following a government consultation.
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8 Nov 18
Academy schools in England recorded a £6.1bn deficit at the end of last August, leading to one major teaching union calling them “unsustainable”.
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8 Nov 18
Ministers are finally listening to local government and last week’s Budget represented a series of strategic victories for the sector, says James Maker of the County Councils Network.
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8 Nov 18
Children’s services are at a “tipping point” as social services in England take on 1,000 new child cases every day, councils have warned.
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7 Nov 18
Many redevelopment schemes in the UK put the onus on corporate profit at the cost of local communities but other countries show there is another way, argues Genevieve Maitland Hudson of Social...
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7 Nov 18
A PF snapshot survey has revealed 93% of councils across England are planning to borrow more against their housing revenue account now the cap has been lifted.
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5 Nov 18
Scottish councils have called for a 2.5% increase in funding in the forthcoming budget, saying recent tight settlements and a lack of fiscal autonomy have left local government with “no room to...
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5 Nov 18
Local government has a “vital” role to play as the government pivots towards preventive healthcare – but cuts to public health budgets need to be reversed.
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5 Nov 18
A total of 11 local authorities will pilot new voter identification methods next year in an attempt to stamp out electoral fraud.
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5 Nov 18
Plastic pollution is a real problem and one the public cares passionately about. The Budget offered a partial solution, says Peter Maddox, charity director at WRAP.
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2 Nov 18
The number of local authorities that missed the accounts publication deadline has more than doubled – although they had to contend with an earlier date.
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2 Nov 18
The communities secretary is set to give the green light to a single unitary authority for Buckinghamshire despite opposition from the county’s district councils.
15 Nov 18Social care was the largest area of increased expenditure for local authorities in the last financial year, government figures have revealed.
15 Nov 18MPs have rallied against proposals to transfer governance of a fire service to the West Midlands mayor.
15 Nov 18Local bodies working with vulnerable children must not “repeat the mistakes of the past” around child exploitation, a joint watchdog has said.
14 Nov 18Despite unprecedented challenges, the Local Government Pension Scheme has emerged as a robust, high-performing scheme, says CIPFA’s Mike Ellsmore.
14 Nov 18An additional commissioner is likely to be sent into troubled Northamptonshire County Council after Ofsted found children’s services have “significantly declined”.
14 Nov 18If we are to stand any chance of breaking the ‘necklace of neglect’ encircling swathes of the UK, we need a heavy-hitting minister to fight for a non-metropolitan urban agenda, says Peter...
14 Nov 18With nominations for the Government Counter Fraud Awards 2019 now open, CIPFA will be writing three case studies on last year’s winners. This is the second on Leeds City Council, which won the...
14 Nov 18Amid huge uncertainty about funding services beyond 2020, councils are turning to commercial property as an income stream, but are they managing the risks? Rachel Willcox reports.
13 Nov 18Councils have been granted a statutory override on accounting changes to pooled investments for five years, despite most stakeholders opposing a time-limited period.
13 Nov 18Council tenants claiming universal credit owe on average more than two-and-a-half times the rent arrears of claimants on the previous housing benefit system.
13 Nov 18Help offered by councils to young homeless people is ineffective half the time because of inadequate funding, analysis by the Centrepoint charity has revealed.
12 Nov 18Like farmers, we need to monitor the signs carefully and plan accordingly to take control where we can and improve our odds of success, says financial adviser Bob Swarup.
9 Nov 18By sharing data and jointly investing in new technologies, councils can improve resilience and cost-effectiveness, says CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman.
8 Nov 18Second homeowners who declare their properties as ‘holiday lets’ may be required to pay council tax following a government consultation.
8 Nov 18Academy schools in England recorded a £6.1bn deficit at the end of last August, leading to one major teaching union calling them “unsustainable”.
8 Nov 18Ministers are finally listening to local government and last week’s Budget represented a series of strategic victories for the sector, says James Maker of the County Councils Network.
8 Nov 18Children’s services are at a “tipping point” as social services in England take on 1,000 new child cases every day, councils have warned.
7 Nov 18Many redevelopment schemes in the UK put the onus on corporate profit at the cost of local communities but other countries show there is another way, argues Genevieve Maitland Hudson of Social...
7 Nov 18A PF snapshot survey has revealed 93% of councils across England are planning to borrow more against their housing revenue account now the cap has been lifted.
5 Nov 18Scottish councils have called for a 2.5% increase in funding in the forthcoming budget, saying recent tight settlements and a lack of fiscal autonomy have left local government with “no room to...
5 Nov 18Local government has a “vital” role to play as the government pivots towards preventive healthcare – but cuts to public health budgets need to be reversed.
5 Nov 18A total of 11 local authorities will pilot new voter identification methods next year in an attempt to stamp out electoral fraud.
5 Nov 18Plastic pollution is a real problem and one the public cares passionately about. The Budget offered a partial solution, says Peter Maddox, charity director at WRAP.
2 Nov 18The communities secretary is set to give the green light to a single unitary authority for Buckinghamshire despite opposition from the county’s district councils.
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