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5 Jul 19
Accountability in England’s 38 Local Enterprise Partnerships is “a long way off”, MPs have warned.
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4 Jul 19
Pivotal choices loom on local government funding but if we don’t address what we expect from our councils we risk a system that fails to meet needs, says the IFS’ David Phillips.
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4 Jul 19
Northamptonshire County Council has reported a budget underspend - as the prime minister tells MPs she will seek to reorganise the local authority “as soon as practical”.
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4 Jul 19
There was a time when local markets were stalling, but local councils are starting to recognise that they could offer a way to boost a local economy and reverse high street decline. Kim Thomas...
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4 Jul 19
An immediate £8bn funding package must be introduced to tackle a social care system “riddled with unfairness”, a lords committee has said.
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3 Jul 19
CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman raised concerns over a lack of diversity in council investments, at the annual Local Government Association conference today.
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3 Jul 19
Tory leadership contenders are falling over themselves to lavish money on public finances. Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff asks if they can put the money where their mouths are.
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3 Jul 19
The majority of local government finance officers have lost confidence in their future financial positions over the last year, a CIPFA survey has revealed.
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2 Jul 19
The next prime minister must produce a green paper to “look afresh” at local government, the communities secretary has said.
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2 Jul 19
A third of councils fear they will not have the funds to provide their minimum statutory duties for the next three years, a survey has found.
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2 Jul 19
MPs have called for a five-year funding deal for roads maintenance to tackle the “plague of potholes”.
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2 Jul 19
Ileana Steccolini, who is speaking at the CIPFA conference on 10 July, looks at whether organisational capacities make a difference to local government financial resilience.
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2 Jul 19
Max Caller asks if failures in local government are too easily blamed on a lack of due diligence, and whether it is really down to councillors’ political inexperience and not understanding...
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1 Jul 19
Government figures show English councils are likely to make a £913m profit from parking charges in 2019-20.
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27 Jun 19
If you want to retain staff in the public sector you should give them financial support where necessary, says Peter Briffett, who promotes financial literacy through his not-for-profit organisation...
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27 Jun 19
Proposals in the long-term plan are too ‘NHS-centric’ and should allow local authorities equal decision-making powers for integrated care systems to work, MPs have said.
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27 Jun 19
The prime minister and the housing secretary have put forward a raft of proposals to tackle the UK’s housing issues.
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27 Jun 19
Financially squeezed social services and schools have become the top concerns for the chair of the government’s public spending watchdog.
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26 Jun 19
Inherent problems with the housing planning system in England mean the government is “way off track” for reaching its goal of 300,000 new homes each year, MPs have claimed.
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25 Jun 19
Council tax is “regressive and inefficient” and needs to be reformed, academics and politicians have said.
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24 Jun 19
Better data collection on outsourced public services would mean an improvement in assessing their value for money, says outsourcing consultant John Tizard.
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21 Jun 19
Austerity has undermined the progress of the government’s Northern Powerhouse project, a think-tank has claimed.
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21 Jun 19
A comprehensive national strategy backed by proper funding and infrastructure is required to tackle the growing crisis of homelessness, according to a report from the Local Government Information...
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20 Jun 19
Scottish councils have defended their use of funds set aside for emergencies to pay for essential services after new figures showed general fund reserves would dip below £1bn next year.
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20 Jun 19
A new global resettlement scheme for vulnerable refugees is being created from next year, replacing the current programmes and welcoming in around 5,000 more refugees in the UK.
5 Jul 19Accountability in England’s 38 Local Enterprise Partnerships is “a long way off”, MPs have warned.
4 Jul 19Pivotal choices loom on local government funding but if we don’t address what we expect from our councils we risk a system that fails to meet needs, says the IFS’ David Phillips.
4 Jul 19Northamptonshire County Council has reported a budget underspend - as the prime minister tells MPs she will seek to reorganise the local authority “as soon as practical”.
4 Jul 19There was a time when local markets were stalling, but local councils are starting to recognise that they could offer a way to boost a local economy and reverse high street decline. Kim Thomas...
4 Jul 19An immediate £8bn funding package must be introduced to tackle a social care system “riddled with unfairness”, a lords committee has said.
3 Jul 19CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman raised concerns over a lack of diversity in council investments, at the annual Local Government Association conference today.
3 Jul 19Tory leadership contenders are falling over themselves to lavish money on public finances. Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff asks if they can put the money where their mouths are.
3 Jul 19The majority of local government finance officers have lost confidence in their future financial positions over the last year, a CIPFA survey has revealed.
2 Jul 19The next prime minister must produce a green paper to “look afresh” at local government, the communities secretary has said.
2 Jul 19A third of councils fear they will not have the funds to provide their minimum statutory duties for the next three years, a survey has found.
2 Jul 19MPs have called for a five-year funding deal for roads maintenance to tackle the “plague of potholes”.
2 Jul 19Ileana Steccolini, who is speaking at the CIPFA conference on 10 July, looks at whether organisational capacities make a difference to local government financial resilience.
2 Jul 19Max Caller asks if failures in local government are too easily blamed on a lack of due diligence, and whether it is really down to councillors’ political inexperience and not understanding...
1 Jul 19Government figures show English councils are likely to make a £913m profit from parking charges in 2019-20.
27 Jun 19If you want to retain staff in the public sector you should give them financial support where necessary, says Peter Briffett, who promotes financial literacy through his not-for-profit organisation...
27 Jun 19The prime minister and the housing secretary have put forward a raft of proposals to tackle the UK’s housing issues.
27 Jun 19Financially squeezed social services and schools have become the top concerns for the chair of the government’s public spending watchdog.
26 Jun 19Inherent problems with the housing planning system in England mean the government is “way off track” for reaching its goal of 300,000 new homes each year, MPs have claimed.
25 Jun 19Council tax is “regressive and inefficient” and needs to be reformed, academics and politicians have said.
24 Jun 19Better data collection on outsourced public services would mean an improvement in assessing their value for money, says outsourcing consultant John Tizard.
21 Jun 19Austerity has undermined the progress of the government’s Northern Powerhouse project, a think-tank has claimed.
21 Jun 19A comprehensive national strategy backed by proper funding and infrastructure is required to tackle the growing crisis of homelessness, according to a report from the Local Government Information...
20 Jun 19Scottish councils have defended their use of funds set aside for emergencies to pay for essential services after new figures showed general fund reserves would dip below £1bn next year.
20 Jun 19A new global resettlement scheme for vulnerable refugees is being created from next year, replacing the current programmes and welcoming in around 5,000 more refugees in the UK.
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