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6 Dec 19
A High Court ruling that said a London council has been overcharging tenants for water bills could leave other authorities facing millions of pounds in compensation payments, lawyers have warned.
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6 Dec 19
Prosecutions for misuse of blue badges increased by nearly 18% in the last financial year in England, new figures have shown.
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6 Dec 19
There is “still some way to go” to improve financial management at Northamptonshire County Council, an independent review has said.
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6 Dec 19
The three main parties are unlikely to deliver on their manifesto pledges to reduce the education opportunity gap, according to think-tank analysis.
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6 Dec 19
Economists have expressed scepticism over the Conservatives’ claim the party’s ‘Brexit Budget’ in February will cut taxes.
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5 Dec 19
Support for increased taxes to be spent on health and care continues to grow, according to polling conducted by Ipsos MORI for the Health Foundation.
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5 Dec 19
Trust in UK local councils to provide services is nine times higher than for central government to do so, according to a survey.
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5 Dec 19
Libraries in Britain have become more reliant on volunteers as staff numbers have crashed following funding being slashed by nearly a third over the last decade, CIPFA has revealed.
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5 Dec 19
The manifestos of the two main parties have “unclear and unrealistic” goals on Brexit, according to the think-tank Changing Europe.
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4 Dec 19
The Conservatives have promised to hand mayoral and combined authority areas £4.2bn to improve local train, bus and tram routes in England.
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4 Dec 19
Campaigners have warned that a Grenfell-like tragedy will happen again as government efforts to remove dangerous cladding have failed.
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3 Dec 19
The number of outstanding business rates challenges jumped by 35% over a three-month period - from 9,260 in at the end of June 2019 to 12,580 by the end of September 2019, official figures have shown...
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3 Dec 19
Boris Johnson has been criticised by the UK’s library and information association for comments he made on national television.
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3 Dec 19
The competitive market place in children’s services has brought the system “close to collapse”, a charity leader has warned.
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3 Dec 19
There are 135,000 homeless children in Britain - the highest number in over a decade, according to analysis by the homeless charity Shelter.
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3 Dec 19
Labour has promised to cut rail fares by a third after it was announced that travellers will be paying an extra 2.7% on average in the new year.
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2 Dec 19
The Conservatives’ funding plans for local government will lead to “further retrenchment” in council services, according to analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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29 Nov 19
The number of GPs in England fell by 1.2% over a 12-month period, according to official figures.
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29 Nov 19
Trade in counterfeit goods cost the government at least £3.8bn in tax revenue in one year, although the real number is likely to be “much higher”, the OECD has found.
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29 Nov 19
Labour has launched manifestos in every region of England to “bring wealth, power and prosperity to every community after years of neglect”, the party has said.
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29 Nov 19
CIPFA have launched a monthly podcast to discuss all the important topical issues relevant to public sector accountants.
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29 Nov 19
Boris Johnson has promised to overhaul Ofsted and bring in longer, unannounced inspections supported by a £10m funding package.
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29 Nov 19
The UK should commit to spending £20bn to the UN climate fund until 2030 to pay its “fair share” based on the country’s historical contribution to carbon emissions, a think-tank has urged.
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28 Nov 19
The Liberal Democrats have vowed to end rough sleeping within five years by placing a duty on councils to provide emergency accommodation.
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28 Nov 19
As many as 90,000 care workers will be needed immediately to fulfil social care manifesto commitments to expand and reform social care, a charity has said.
6 Dec 19A High Court ruling that said a London council has been overcharging tenants for water bills could leave other authorities facing millions of pounds in compensation payments, lawyers have warned.
6 Dec 19Prosecutions for misuse of blue badges increased by nearly 18% in the last financial year in England, new figures have shown.
6 Dec 19There is “still some way to go” to improve financial management at Northamptonshire County Council, an independent review has said.
6 Dec 19The three main parties are unlikely to deliver on their manifesto pledges to reduce the education opportunity gap, according to think-tank analysis.
6 Dec 19Economists have expressed scepticism over the Conservatives’ claim the party’s ‘Brexit Budget’ in February will cut taxes.
5 Dec 19Support for increased taxes to be spent on health and care continues to grow, according to polling conducted by Ipsos MORI for the Health Foundation.
5 Dec 19Trust in UK local councils to provide services is nine times higher than for central government to do so, according to a survey.
5 Dec 19Libraries in Britain have become more reliant on volunteers as staff numbers have crashed following funding being slashed by nearly a third over the last decade, CIPFA has revealed.
5 Dec 19The manifestos of the two main parties have “unclear and unrealistic” goals on Brexit, according to the think-tank Changing Europe.
4 Dec 19The Conservatives have promised to hand mayoral and combined authority areas £4.2bn to improve local train, bus and tram routes in England.
4 Dec 19Campaigners have warned that a Grenfell-like tragedy will happen again as government efforts to remove dangerous cladding have failed.
3 Dec 19The number of outstanding business rates challenges jumped by 35% over a three-month period - from 9,260 in at the end of June 2019 to 12,580 by the end of September 2019, official figures have shown...
3 Dec 19Boris Johnson has been criticised by the UK’s library and information association for comments he made on national television.
3 Dec 19The competitive market place in children’s services has brought the system “close to collapse”, a charity leader has warned.
3 Dec 19There are 135,000 homeless children in Britain - the highest number in over a decade, according to analysis by the homeless charity Shelter.
3 Dec 19Labour has promised to cut rail fares by a third after it was announced that travellers will be paying an extra 2.7% on average in the new year.
29 Nov 19The number of GPs in England fell by 1.2% over a 12-month period, according to official figures.
29 Nov 19Trade in counterfeit goods cost the government at least £3.8bn in tax revenue in one year, although the real number is likely to be “much higher”, the OECD has found.
29 Nov 19Labour has launched manifestos in every region of England to “bring wealth, power and prosperity to every community after years of neglect”, the party has said.
29 Nov 19CIPFA have launched a monthly podcast to discuss all the important topical issues relevant to public sector accountants.
29 Nov 19Boris Johnson has promised to overhaul Ofsted and bring in longer, unannounced inspections supported by a £10m funding package.
29 Nov 19The UK should commit to spending £20bn to the UN climate fund until 2030 to pay its “fair share” based on the country’s historical contribution to carbon emissions, a think-tank has urged.
28 Nov 19The Liberal Democrats have vowed to end rough sleeping within five years by placing a duty on councils to provide emergency accommodation.
28 Nov 19As many as 90,000 care workers will be needed immediately to fulfil social care manifesto commitments to expand and reform social care, a charity has said.
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