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28 Apr 15
Council leaders across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have come together to urge whichever party wins the general election to set out a plan to devolve power across the country in the...
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8 Apr 15
Major local government reorganisation is coming in Wales, with plans to reduce the number of principal authorities from 22 to 12. It needs adequate funding and realistic timescales if it is to...
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27 Feb 15
A St David’s Day devolution package for Wales will transfer powers over energy projects, port development and voting arrangements.
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19 Feb 15
The government will risk damaging the UK’s economic growth if it rushes to meet ‘arbitrary deadlines’ for devolution, the head of the CBI has warned.
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10 Feb 15
The Welsh government is consulting on a new land transaction tax for Wales, it has been announced. Finance minister Jane Hutt said this would be the first new tax to be levied in Wales for 800 years.
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6 Feb 15
Ten of the UK’s largest cities have today launched a ‘freedom charter’ setting out demands for devolution that they said would drive national prosperity and boost local economies.
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5 Feb 15
Satisfaction levels with the NHS in Wales fell last year, according to a National Survey for Wales. Despite this, more than nine out of ten people polled were satisfied with care provided by both GPs...
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2 Feb 15
There has been a deterioration on the quality and accuracy of accounts produced by some local authorities in Wales, the auditor general has said.
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26 Jan 15
Auditors have urged NHS Wales to radically transform services in order to free up capacity and reduce long waiting times.
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7 Jan 15
The government’s ‘bedroom tax’ has affected a greater proportion of tenants in Wales than in Scotland or England, an analysis by the Wales Audit Office has found.
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5 Jan 15
Professor Julian Le Grand, who has advised the government on the creation of public sector mutuals and has undertaken a review of children’s services in Birmingham, is among the public sector...
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10 Dec 14
Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb has convened cross-party talks in Cardiff that are intended to lead to an agreed devolution plan for the principality by next March.
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24 Nov 14
Welsh government plans to reorganise local authorities through a series of mergers could cost as much as £268m to implement, a CIPFA report has found.
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20 Nov 14
The Welsh government has agreed a pay deal with trade unions for NHS staff in Wales.
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13 Nov 14
A tunnel connecting the UK and Ireland could be under discussion by 2035, according to new research.
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5 Nov 14
Welsh Assembly members have called for ‘greater consistency and clarity’ on pay for senior public sector managers.
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3 Nov 14
Scotland’s post-referendum debate has put the controversial funding mechanism back in the spotlight. However, its future looks uncertain
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21 Oct 14
Plans to allow the Welsh government to issue bonds have taken a step further as part of a move towards greater fiscal devolution for Wales.
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13 Oct 14
The NHS in Wales will need radical change in the way some services are provided, the auditor general for Wales has warned.
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10 Oct 14
Key council services could disappear following further reductions in the sectors financial settlement from the Welsh Government, the country’s local government leaders have warned.
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1 Oct 14
Welsh town and community councils need to do more to address systemic weaknesses in financial management, according to the Wales Audit Office.
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30 Sep 14
The Labour Welsh Government has struck a two-year budget deal with the Liberal Democrats that will see extra funds go to schools, the NHS and social services.
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29 Sep 14
More powers for Scotland must be matched by devolution of tax, spending and welfare powers in England and Wales, according to a poll of council leaders and Cabinet members.
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29 Sep 14
William Hague has said the Conservatives are ‘wholeheartedly committed’ to increasing the autonomy of Scotland and Wales, but indicated this must be matched with reforms to ensure that only English...
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26 Sep 14
Local government in Wales will be reformed by April 2018, according to a timeline set out by Welsh public services minister Leighton Andrews.
28 Apr 15Council leaders across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have come together to urge whichever party wins the general election to set out a plan to devolve power across the country in the...
8 Apr 15Major local government reorganisation is coming in Wales, with plans to reduce the number of principal authorities from 22 to 12. It needs adequate funding and realistic timescales if it is to...
27 Feb 15A St David’s Day devolution package for Wales will transfer powers over energy projects, port development and voting arrangements.
19 Feb 15The government will risk damaging the UK’s economic growth if it rushes to meet ‘arbitrary deadlines’ for devolution, the head of the CBI has warned.
6 Feb 15Ten of the UK’s largest cities have today launched a ‘freedom charter’ setting out demands for devolution that they said would drive national prosperity and boost local economies.
2 Feb 15There has been a deterioration on the quality and accuracy of accounts produced by some local authorities in Wales, the auditor general has said.
7 Jan 15The government’s ‘bedroom tax’ has affected a greater proportion of tenants in Wales than in Scotland or England, an analysis by the Wales Audit Office has found.
5 Nov 14Welsh Assembly members have called for ‘greater consistency and clarity’ on pay for senior public sector managers.
3 Nov 14Scotland’s post-referendum debate has put the controversial funding mechanism back in the spotlight. However, its future looks uncertain
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