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11 Aug 20
Council health departments must be properly funded to make a new localised approach to Covid-19 test and tracing work effectively, according to the body representing directors of public health.
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10 Aug 20
Thousands of new nurses will be trained in the next few years, the government has said while announcing £172m of funding for apprenticeship schemes, but experts in the field have warned that plans do...
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10 Aug 20
Nearly £300m of funding for public transport has been announced by the government as it hopes to get people back to work and education following the easing of lockdown measures.
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7 Aug 20
The Scottish government will move forward its review of its fiscal framework forward a year, in a bid to help the country’s recovery from Covid-19.
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7 Aug 20
The government is set to spend £335m on a new system for moving goods into Northern Ireland from the rest of the UK.
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7 Aug 20
The public sector in the UK mandates high ethical standards from those who work within it, and for those working directly with taxpayers’ money in particular.
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7 Aug 20
A cyber-attack in February cost Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council more than £10m, a report has revealed.
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6 Aug 20
Councils could speed up infrastructure and affordable housing delivery by borrowing against its proposed new infrastructure levy according to the government’s consultation on planning reform.
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6 Aug 20
Proposed planning reforms announced today could raise more money for affordable homes and infrastructure by replacing the current system of developer contributions, according to the government.
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6 Aug 20
Cornwall Council is to become the first council in England to pass on government funding and provide financial support for parish and town councils impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
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6 Aug 20
The Bank of England will continue to review the potential of negative interest rates, to help stimulate the UK’s economic recovery from Covid-19, it said today.
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5 Aug 20
A reported proposal to raise business rates for the most valuable properties has the potential to be hugely unfair, Savills has warned.
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5 Aug 20
Local public bodies borrowed £187.2m last month from the Public Works Loan Board, almost a 50% rise on £125.6m borrowed from the board in June.
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4 Aug 20
Bristol City Council has relaunched a tender for a partnership deal to help with the decarbonisation of energy in the city, after the initial process was criticised by bidders.
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4 Aug 20
Communities secretary Robert Jenrick has promised to lobby the Treasury “very strongly” to ensure councils receive the funding they need at the Comprehensive Spending Review.
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4 Aug 20
The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead has approved an action plan after a CIPFA report highlighted a lack of transparency around the financial implementation of capital schemes.
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3 Aug 20
The Welsh government is to allocate an additional £22.7m in funding for adult social care services, to help meet the additional costs resulting from Covid-19.
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3 Aug 20
External auditor Grant Thornton has raised concerns over the governance of Nottingham City Council’s wholly-owned energy company Robin Hood Energy.
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3 Aug 20
Austerity has left public services unfit to respond to the crisis caused by Covid-19, a report from CIPFA and the Institute for Government has argued.
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3 Aug 20
The government is set to underspend its Covid-19-related business support schemes by more than £1bn, according to the Local Government Association.
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31 Jul 20
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council and Hampshire County Council have signed a contract with developer Urban and Civic to deliver a £1.2bn housing project.
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31 Jul 20
Changes to the current Public Works Loan Boards lending terms should avoid “unintended consequences” that harm regeneration projects, CIPFA has warned.
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31 Jul 20
Peers have urged the government to write-off £6bn in historic tax credit debt, as part of a reform of the Universal Credit system.
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31 Jul 20
Inheritance Tax receipts dropped for the first time in over a decade following the implementation of a tax break in 2017.
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30 Jul 20
Tramlink, a Private Finance Initiative which runs Nottingham City Council’s tram network is losing £404,000 a week as a result of Covid-19, the authority has revealed.
11 Aug 20Council health departments must be properly funded to make a new localised approach to Covid-19 test and tracing work effectively, according to the body representing directors of public health.
10 Aug 20Thousands of new nurses will be trained in the next few years, the government has said while announcing £172m of funding for apprenticeship schemes, but experts in the field have warned that plans do...
10 Aug 20Nearly £300m of funding for public transport has been announced by the government as it hopes to get people back to work and education following the easing of lockdown measures.
7 Aug 20The Scottish government will move forward its review of its fiscal framework forward a year, in a bid to help the country’s recovery from Covid-19.
7 Aug 20The government is set to spend £335m on a new system for moving goods into Northern Ireland from the rest of the UK.
7 Aug 20The public sector in the UK mandates high ethical standards from those who work within it, and for those working directly with taxpayers’ money in particular.
7 Aug 20A cyber-attack in February cost Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council more than £10m, a report has revealed.
6 Aug 20Councils could speed up infrastructure and affordable housing delivery by borrowing against its proposed new infrastructure levy according to the government’s consultation on planning reform.
6 Aug 20Proposed planning reforms announced today could raise more money for affordable homes and infrastructure by replacing the current system of developer contributions, according to the government.
6 Aug 20Cornwall Council is to become the first council in England to pass on government funding and provide financial support for parish and town councils impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
6 Aug 20The Bank of England will continue to review the potential of negative interest rates, to help stimulate the UK’s economic recovery from Covid-19, it said today.
5 Aug 20A reported proposal to raise business rates for the most valuable properties has the potential to be hugely unfair, Savills has warned.
5 Aug 20Local public bodies borrowed £187.2m last month from the Public Works Loan Board, almost a 50% rise on £125.6m borrowed from the board in June.
4 Aug 20Bristol City Council has relaunched a tender for a partnership deal to help with the decarbonisation of energy in the city, after the initial process was criticised by bidders.
4 Aug 20Communities secretary Robert Jenrick has promised to lobby the Treasury “very strongly” to ensure councils receive the funding they need at the Comprehensive Spending Review.
4 Aug 20The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead has approved an action plan after a CIPFA report highlighted a lack of transparency around the financial implementation of capital schemes.
3 Aug 20The Welsh government is to allocate an additional £22.7m in funding for adult social care services, to help meet the additional costs resulting from Covid-19.
3 Aug 20External auditor Grant Thornton has raised concerns over the governance of Nottingham City Council’s wholly-owned energy company Robin Hood Energy.
3 Aug 20Austerity has left public services unfit to respond to the crisis caused by Covid-19, a report from CIPFA and the Institute for Government has argued.
3 Aug 20The government is set to underspend its Covid-19-related business support schemes by more than £1bn, according to the Local Government Association.
31 Jul 20Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council and Hampshire County Council have signed a contract with developer Urban and Civic to deliver a £1.2bn housing project.
31 Jul 20Peers have urged the government to write-off £6bn in historic tax credit debt, as part of a reform of the Universal Credit system.
31 Jul 20Inheritance Tax receipts dropped for the first time in over a decade following the implementation of a tax break in 2017.
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