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3 Jul 20
Local government minister Simon Clarke said the government’s forthcoming devolution white paper will help the country’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
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3 Jul 20
Council investment in land and buildings has dropped for the first time since 2011-12, according to data from the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government.
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3 Jul 20
Secretary of state Robert Jenrick has told local authorities he will “try his best” to secure more government funding for councils if it is needed as councils struggle to deal with financial burdens...
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2 Jul 20
£500m additional Covid-19-related funding from central government is not enough to prevent cuts to local authority budgets, according to the Special Interest Group of Municipal Authorities.
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2 Jul 20
Tuesday’s government announcement of infrastructure improvements will lead to more than £3bn extra spending this year relative to the Budget, according to the Institute of Fiscal Studies.
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2 Jul 20
The Cabinet Office has asked for evidence on the fairness in government debt collection.
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1 Jul 20
An £80bn stimulus package is needed to regenerate the economy and reduce inequality in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the Scottish Government has said.
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1 Jul 20
Thurrock Council is expecting a funding gap of almost £27m relating to the extension of a road network, a report from the council has warned.
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30 Jun 20
The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead has been warned it could be forced into a section 114 notice in a CIPFA report which found a flawed process for setting reserve levels.
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29 Jun 20
The UK will need a job protection scheme to respond to the highest unemployment since the early 1990s, according to a report from think-tank the Resolution Foundation.
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29 Jun 20
Prime minister Boris Johnson has promised funding of £1bn for 50 major school building projects in England.
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26 Jun 20
London mayor Sadiq Khan has asked GLA Group members to consider recruitment freezes, spending cuts and the use of reserves as he seeks to deliver £500m of savings due to the financial hit from Covid-...
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26 Jun 20
A temporary VAT cut could help stimulate the economy, but only if timed correctly, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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26 Jun 20
Outsourcing firm Mitie has proposed a merger with facilities management firm Interserve Support Services.
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25 Jun 20
Liverpool City Council has submitted a £1.4bn post coronavirus recovery fund to the government, aimed to prevent a socio-economic crisis deeper than the 1980s recession.
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25 Jun 20
The Centre for Public Scrutiny and CIPFA have released a new guide for local authorities in England to support effective financial scrutiny following the Covid-19 pandemic.
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24 Jun 20
The National Audit Office has published new guidance to help audit and risk committees advise their organisations on financial management and reporting during the coronavirus pandemic.
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24 Jun 20
The government is set to pledge an additional £105m of funding to help keep rough sleepers off the streets post Covid-19.
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24 Jun 20
Northern Ireland’s economic recovery from Covid-19 is predicted to be a “long-term endeavour” and likely take longer than the rest of the UK and Ireland, according to a report from think-tank Pivotal...
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23 Jun 20
The government should raise the rates of legacy benefits to remove unfair disparity in comparison to Universal Credit, a report from the Work and Pensions Committee has said.
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23 Jun 20
Former chancellor Sajid Javid has urged the government to review the current tax system to help reinvigorate the economy in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, including cutting employers’ National...
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23 Jun 20
Virtual working and the reallocation of workers to new roles has given Durham County Council’s staff a better understanding of how their council operates, according to John Hewitt, corporate director...
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22 Jun 20
Scotland must have greater fiscal autonomy to deal with the economic fall-out of the coronavirus pandemic, a group of economic advisors has warned.
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22 Jun 20
Ministers have been called to temporarily relax the borrowing rules for local authorities to cover-day-day spending, according to a report from the Institute of Fiscal Studies.
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19 Jun 20
The government is set to allocate an additional £1bn to help tackle the impact of lost teaching time as a result of Covid-19.
3 Jul 20Local government minister Simon Clarke said the government’s forthcoming devolution white paper will help the country’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
3 Jul 20Council investment in land and buildings has dropped for the first time since 2011-12, according to data from the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government.
3 Jul 20Secretary of state Robert Jenrick has told local authorities he will “try his best” to secure more government funding for councils if it is needed as councils struggle to deal with financial burdens...
2 Jul 20£500m additional Covid-19-related funding from central government is not enough to prevent cuts to local authority budgets, according to the Special Interest Group of Municipal Authorities.
2 Jul 20Tuesday’s government announcement of infrastructure improvements will lead to more than £3bn extra spending this year relative to the Budget, according to the Institute of Fiscal Studies.
2 Jul 20The Cabinet Office has asked for evidence on the fairness in government debt collection.
1 Jul 20An £80bn stimulus package is needed to regenerate the economy and reduce inequality in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the Scottish Government has said.
1 Jul 20Thurrock Council is expecting a funding gap of almost £27m relating to the extension of a road network, a report from the council has warned.
30 Jun 20The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead has been warned it could be forced into a section 114 notice in a CIPFA report which found a flawed process for setting reserve levels.
29 Jun 20The UK will need a job protection scheme to respond to the highest unemployment since the early 1990s, according to a report from think-tank the Resolution Foundation.
29 Jun 20Prime minister Boris Johnson has promised funding of £1bn for 50 major school building projects in England.
26 Jun 20London mayor Sadiq Khan has asked GLA Group members to consider recruitment freezes, spending cuts and the use of reserves as he seeks to deliver £500m of savings due to the financial hit from Covid-...
26 Jun 20A temporary VAT cut could help stimulate the economy, but only if timed correctly, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
26 Jun 20Outsourcing firm Mitie has proposed a merger with facilities management firm Interserve Support Services.
25 Jun 20Liverpool City Council has submitted a £1.4bn post coronavirus recovery fund to the government, aimed to prevent a socio-economic crisis deeper than the 1980s recession.
24 Jun 20The National Audit Office has published new guidance to help audit and risk committees advise their organisations on financial management and reporting during the coronavirus pandemic.
24 Jun 20The government is set to pledge an additional £105m of funding to help keep rough sleepers off the streets post Covid-19.
24 Jun 20Northern Ireland’s economic recovery from Covid-19 is predicted to be a “long-term endeavour” and likely take longer than the rest of the UK and Ireland, according to a report from think-tank Pivotal...
23 Jun 20The government should raise the rates of legacy benefits to remove unfair disparity in comparison to Universal Credit, a report from the Work and Pensions Committee has said.
23 Jun 20Former chancellor Sajid Javid has urged the government to review the current tax system to help reinvigorate the economy in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, including cutting employers’ National...
23 Jun 20Virtual working and the reallocation of workers to new roles has given Durham County Council’s staff a better understanding of how their council operates, according to John Hewitt, corporate director...
19 Jun 20The government is set to allocate an additional £1bn to help tackle the impact of lost teaching time as a result of Covid-19.
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