Scottish finance secretary Derek Mackay has defended the financial settlement for local government as his spending plans came under increased scrutiny by MSPs.
Councils around the country are scrambling to identify the full extent of their exposure to Carillion after Monday’s collapse of the construction and facilities management firm.
Local authority-funded smoking cessation services in England have been “dramatically reduced” following cuts to public health budgets, according to health campaigners.
Carillion’s collapse shows public sector outsourcing is risky and limited. It’s time for a rethink and greater scrutiny and transparency, argue John Tizard and David Walker.
Ministers have pledged that all public services will be protected following the demise of Carillion, a major contractor responsible for a host of buildings and services across the public sector.
The NHS Confederation has commissioned the Institute for Fiscal Studies and the Health Foundation to provide objective evidence of what will be needed to finance health and care for the next 15 years.
Research commissioned by London mayor Sadiq Khan has found that a ‘hard’ Brexit with no deal between the UK and EU could lead to a lost decade of lower employment and economic growth.
Defra has insisted the Environment Agency will play a “critical role” in delivering the government’s environmental plans over the next 25 years, as a new watchdog is set up.
A child was referred to local authority children's services every 49 seconds last year, the Local Government Association has said, with referrals totalling 646,120.
Jonathan Werran of Localis surveys this week’s reshuffle to discern what can be read into the future direction of local government finance, housing, devolution and social care.
The Wales Audit Office has urged local authorities to take stock of their of homelessness services as real terms spending drops 26.3% over seven years - despite a cash boost from the Welsh Government.
A new independent body could replace the Environment Agency as part of a wider ‘green future’ policy launched today by prime minister Theresa May today.
Most areas planned to continue to offer local authority school improvement services, despite the drift of schools out of council control under free school and academy programmes.
Residents of the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea’s homes have been told the council has taken back direct control of their homes from the ill-fated tenant management organisation.
A long-awaited 20% increase in local authority planning fees will start on 17 January, a letter from Department for Communities and Local Government's chief planner Steve Quartermain has said.
Changes to the statutory guidance on local authority investments offer an opportunity for the social economy to make a strong case for local capital accumulation and active community governance, says...
