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18 Oct 19
The government’s failure to engage with local government before hiking Public Works Loan Board interest rates was “completely unacceptable”, the shadow communities secretary has told PF.
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18 Oct 19
Thirty-nine per cent of British adults would like their council to prioritise spending on waste collection and recycling, a Unison and ComRes poll has said.
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17 Oct 19
The Treasury’s increase of interest rates for the Public Works Loan Board is “credit negative” for local authorities, a ratings agency has said.
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17 Oct 19
A promised social care green paper, 100% business rates retention, further devolution - local government policy has been in the realm of fantasy for some time, says the LGIU’s Jonathan Carr-West.
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15 Oct 19
Ten per cent of services for those with learning disabilities and autism were rated as inadequate up to September this year compared to just 1% in 2018, according to the Care Quality Commission.
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14 Oct 19
Clarity is now needed on devolution plans after a white paper was confirmed in the Queen’s Speech, a think-tank has said.
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14 Oct 19
Kerry Lorimer meets Gail Macgregor, resources spokesperson for the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, who has proved to be a doughty champion for local democracy and fiscal empowerment.
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11 Oct 19
Westminster cannot properly reform welfare without addressing the lack of support given to vital informal carers, says Bright Blue’s Anvar Sarygulov.
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11 Oct 19
Additional paperwork, a likely fall in the pound and greater widening of economic divides - the negatives of a no-deal Brexit add up to an act of economic self-harm, says the executive director of...
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10 Oct 19
Entrants now have until 24 October to enter the awards that celebrate excellence in the public accounting sector – 2020’s coveted Public Finance Awards.
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10 Oct 19
A rise in Public Works Loan Board interest rates has sparked fears for local authority capital projects.
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8 Oct 19
Boards aimed at improving local wellbeing of citizens must start “thinking and acting differently” to achieve their potential, the Welsh Auditor General has said.
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4 Oct 19
UK local authorities were hit by an average of 800 cyber attacks every hour in the first six months of 2019, a consultancy firm has found.
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4 Oct 19
Councils should be doing more to cut carbon emissions and tackle climate change, according to a campaign group, as it released research on local authorities’ green credentials.
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3 Oct 19
There is just one week to go before the deadline for entries to the awards that celebrate excellence in the public accounting sector - next year’s coveted Public Finance Awards.
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2 Oct 19
Reducing the number of councillors in local government could make savings, a conference panel has said.
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2 Oct 19
The Queen’s Speech should be used to reinvigorate the devolution agenda, local government leaders have said.
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1 Oct 19
Groups have called for the housing crisis to be fixed after official figures revealed two homeless people died in England and Wales each day last year.
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30 Sep 19
The government will produce a white paper on further devolution in England, the chancellor has announced in his speech to the Conservative Party Conference today.
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30 Sep 19
Labour has promised to scrap the “unmitigated disaster” of Universal Credit and replace the Department for Work and Pensions with a ‘Department for Social Security’.
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30 Sep 19
The financial secretary to the Treasury has said changes to local authority funding allocations “will happen” but could not say when.
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27 Sep 19
Failing to adopt a ‘more joined-up’ approach to planning the UK’s towns and cities will make it impossible to meet the challenges of climate change, population growth and environmental risks.
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26 Sep 19
Housing should be considered infrastructure along with roads and rail to help solve the shortfall in UK homes, a housing association director has told the Labour conference.
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24 Sep 19
Growth and local investment is at risk if the government does not provide details of replacement EU funds for communities, council leaders have warned.
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20 Sep 19
Government should spend 2.5% of GDP on improving air quality, London public health leaders have urged.
18 Oct 19The government’s failure to engage with local government before hiking Public Works Loan Board interest rates was “completely unacceptable”, the shadow communities secretary has told PF.
18 Oct 19Thirty-nine per cent of British adults would like their council to prioritise spending on waste collection and recycling, a Unison and ComRes poll has said.
17 Oct 19The Treasury’s increase of interest rates for the Public Works Loan Board is “credit negative” for local authorities, a ratings agency has said.
17 Oct 19A promised social care green paper, 100% business rates retention, further devolution - local government policy has been in the realm of fantasy for some time, says the LGIU’s Jonathan Carr-West.
15 Oct 19Ten per cent of services for those with learning disabilities and autism were rated as inadequate up to September this year compared to just 1% in 2018, according to the Care Quality Commission.
14 Oct 19Clarity is now needed on devolution plans after a white paper was confirmed in the Queen’s Speech, a think-tank has said.
14 Oct 19Kerry Lorimer meets Gail Macgregor, resources spokesperson for the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, who has proved to be a doughty champion for local democracy and fiscal empowerment.
11 Oct 19Westminster cannot properly reform welfare without addressing the lack of support given to vital informal carers, says Bright Blue’s Anvar Sarygulov.
11 Oct 19Additional paperwork, a likely fall in the pound and greater widening of economic divides - the negatives of a no-deal Brexit add up to an act of economic self-harm, says the executive director of...
10 Oct 19Entrants now have until 24 October to enter the awards that celebrate excellence in the public accounting sector – 2020’s coveted Public Finance Awards.
10 Oct 19A rise in Public Works Loan Board interest rates has sparked fears for local authority capital projects.
8 Oct 19Boards aimed at improving local wellbeing of citizens must start “thinking and acting differently” to achieve their potential, the Welsh Auditor General has said.
4 Oct 19UK local authorities were hit by an average of 800 cyber attacks every hour in the first six months of 2019, a consultancy firm has found.
4 Oct 19Councils should be doing more to cut carbon emissions and tackle climate change, according to a campaign group, as it released research on local authorities’ green credentials.
3 Oct 19There is just one week to go before the deadline for entries to the awards that celebrate excellence in the public accounting sector - next year’s coveted Public Finance Awards.
2 Oct 19The Queen’s Speech should be used to reinvigorate the devolution agenda, local government leaders have said.
1 Oct 19Groups have called for the housing crisis to be fixed after official figures revealed two homeless people died in England and Wales each day last year.
30 Sep 19The government will produce a white paper on further devolution in England, the chancellor has announced in his speech to the Conservative Party Conference today.
30 Sep 19Labour has promised to scrap the “unmitigated disaster” of Universal Credit and replace the Department for Work and Pensions with a ‘Department for Social Security’.
30 Sep 19The financial secretary to the Treasury has said changes to local authority funding allocations “will happen” but could not say when.
27 Sep 19Failing to adopt a ‘more joined-up’ approach to planning the UK’s towns and cities will make it impossible to meet the challenges of climate change, population growth and environmental risks.
20 Sep 19Government should spend 2.5% of GDP on improving air quality, London public health leaders have urged.
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