Councils in London have published figures today showing that current proposals for the pupil premium for deprived children could make school funding less fair
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has called on local authorities to spend more of their reserves to cushion the impact of the recession, accusing some of 'turning town hall vaults into Fort Knox'.
Ministers have confirmed that they will delay cutting Housing Benefit for existing claimants, and will introduce incentives for private landlords to drop their prices.
Education Secretary Michael Gove has come under fire for his proposals to give councils a ‘critical new role’ in local education provision, outlined in yesterday’s white paper on education.
The forthcoming Localism and Decentralisation Bill will contain measures to help councils stimulate local growth through business rates, Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles announced today.
Social care services should not have to suffer because of the spending cuts imposed in last month’s Comprehensive Spending Review, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has said.
The previous government's Regional Spatial Strategies were abolished because they did not result in more houses being built. Communities Secretary Eric Pickles told MPs yesterday
Local government experts have called for councils to be placed at the centre of the forthcoming Localism Bill, amid concerns that the legislation could by-pass local democracy in favour of ‘...
There is to be a senior management shake-up at the Department for Communities and Local Government following the departures of two directors general, it was announced yesterday.
Should the public sector start drowning its sorrows as the cuts kick in? Doom merchants certainly seem to think so. But perhaps in reality the glass is half full and not half empty. Tony Travers...
A Public Finance dinner debate brought together the great and the good in Scottish local government to discuss finances in advance of the SNP's budget plans. David Scott reports
The government has defended its decision not to ring-fence new council funding for adult social care, despite concerns that it will not be used as intended.
Four out of ten public sector employers are planning to make redundancies before the end of the year, while staff’s salary expectations are plummeting, a survey released today shows.
