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17 May 19
Internal auditors may have some tough truths to deliver as their organisations face ever-increasing pressure but their role is vital, says CIPFA’s Diana Melville.
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16 May 19
The voluntary and community sector could play a crucial role in returning services to public ownership, says outsourcing commentator John Tizard.
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15 May 19
The government has approved plans to replace eight Northamptonshire councils with two unitaries.
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15 May 19
A reconfigured relationship between central and local government is needed to prevent Britain “sleepwalking into a second lost decade”, a think-tank has said.
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15 May 19
Urgent and radical decentralisation will have to depend on resource-based expenditure if we are to rebalance the economy through a strong local state, argues Joe Fyans, head of research at Localis.
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14 May 19
National Audit Office director David Aldous explains why it is important to give views on the NAO’s new code of audit practice for local government.
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14 May 19
Councils are having to restructure services in the face of the most “intense cuts without parallel in modern times”, MPs have heard.
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13 May 19
As austerity measures, commercialisation and rapid change force local government into difficult decisions, a strong code of conduct becomes ever more important, CIPFA’s Kim Woods writes.
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13 May 19
London council budgets have fallen by 17% over the past eight years, think-tank analysis has found.
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13 May 19
Councils will now have a legal duty to protect victims of domestic abuse, the prime minister has announced.
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8 May 19
The government has issued statutory guidance for English councils to strengthen the role of scrutiny committees.
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7 May 19
Last week’s local elections were more eventful than expected but were still dominated by national politics rather than community issues, says LGiU’s Jonathan Carr-West.
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7 May 19
Cuts to council youth services has lead to a knife crime “epidemic”, cross-party MPs have warned.
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3 May 19
Localis’ Jonathan Werran looks at the early results of the local elections and considers how they may impact local growth and prosperity.
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3 May 19
Early results from this year’s local elections showed public backlash against Britain’s two main parties with Liberal Democrats making strides.
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2 May 19
Stephanie Elsy, managing director of Stephanie Elsy Associates, explains the pros and cons of outsourcing, and when it is worth doing.
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2 May 19
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1 May 19
Drone usage should come with “clear safeguards” as councils look to make greater use of the technology, a civil liberties group has warned.
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29 Apr 19
Social care could be funded by a state pension-style model, taking financial burden away from local authorities, according to the former work and pensions secretary Damian Green.
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26 Apr 19
Cabinet Office minister David Lidington has urged local authorities and other public sector bodies to improve their cyber security.
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26 Apr 19
The supply of new homes will not be enough to solve the severe undersupply of housing in this country, says CIPFA’s Tim Reade.
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26 Apr 19
A charity has said carers across the UK have been left in “great distress” as government mistakes mean the Department for Work and Pensions is chasing them for a collective £150m.
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26 Apr 19
Northern businesses should pay into a fund to improve the health and wellbeing of local people, a think-tank has urged.
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25 Apr 19
A record 1.6 million food bank parcels were given out in the UK last year, a charity has found.
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24 Apr 19
The Homelessness Reduction Act is being undermined by a “chronic” shortage of affordable housing, MPs have heard.
17 May 19Internal auditors may have some tough truths to deliver as their organisations face ever-increasing pressure but their role is vital, says CIPFA’s Diana Melville.
16 May 19The voluntary and community sector could play a crucial role in returning services to public ownership, says outsourcing commentator John Tizard.
15 May 19The government has approved plans to replace eight Northamptonshire councils with two unitaries.
15 May 19A reconfigured relationship between central and local government is needed to prevent Britain “sleepwalking into a second lost decade”, a think-tank has said.
15 May 19Urgent and radical decentralisation will have to depend on resource-based expenditure if we are to rebalance the economy through a strong local state, argues Joe Fyans, head of research at Localis.
14 May 19National Audit Office director David Aldous explains why it is important to give views on the NAO’s new code of audit practice for local government.
14 May 19Councils are having to restructure services in the face of the most “intense cuts without parallel in modern times”, MPs have heard.
13 May 19As austerity measures, commercialisation and rapid change force local government into difficult decisions, a strong code of conduct becomes ever more important, CIPFA’s Kim Woods writes.
13 May 19London council budgets have fallen by 17% over the past eight years, think-tank analysis has found.
13 May 19Councils will now have a legal duty to protect victims of domestic abuse, the prime minister has announced.
8 May 19The government has issued statutory guidance for English councils to strengthen the role of scrutiny committees.
7 May 19Last week’s local elections were more eventful than expected but were still dominated by national politics rather than community issues, says LGiU’s Jonathan Carr-West.
7 May 19Cuts to council youth services has lead to a knife crime “epidemic”, cross-party MPs have warned.
3 May 19Localis’ Jonathan Werran looks at the early results of the local elections and considers how they may impact local growth and prosperity.
2 May 19Stephanie Elsy, managing director of Stephanie Elsy Associates, explains the pros and cons of outsourcing, and when it is worth doing.
2 May 19
1 May 19Drone usage should come with “clear safeguards” as councils look to make greater use of the technology, a civil liberties group has warned.
29 Apr 19Social care could be funded by a state pension-style model, taking financial burden away from local authorities, according to the former work and pensions secretary Damian Green.
26 Apr 19Cabinet Office minister David Lidington has urged local authorities and other public sector bodies to improve their cyber security.
26 Apr 19The supply of new homes will not be enough to solve the severe undersupply of housing in this country, says CIPFA’s Tim Reade.
26 Apr 19A charity has said carers across the UK have been left in “great distress” as government mistakes mean the Department for Work and Pensions is chasing them for a collective £150m.
26 Apr 19Northern businesses should pay into a fund to improve the health and wellbeing of local people, a think-tank has urged.
25 Apr 19A record 1.6 million food bank parcels were given out in the UK last year, a charity has found.
24 Apr 19The Homelessness Reduction Act is being undermined by a “chronic” shortage of affordable housing, MPs have heard.
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