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14 Dec 18
The government has been accused of “passing the buck” by funding police via council tax increases.
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14 Dec 18
A married couple have been sentenced after attempting to defraud companies by selling false advertising space that they claimed supported emergency services.
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14 Dec 18
A £495m army recruitment contract let to Capita will not deliver proposed savings or objectives, the government spending watchdog found.
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13 Dec 18
Austerity is not yet over for local government, representatives said as they criticised the government for failing to provide sustainability in the provisional finance settlement.
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13 Dec 18
Councils’ spending power could rise to £46.4bn next year, a real-terms increase, local government secretary James Brokenshire revealed as he published the provisional settlement today.
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13 Dec 18
Tackling loneliness in older people could reduce strain on NHS services, data analysis by the Health Foundation has suggested.
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12 Dec 18
The Scottish finance secretary has announced a raft of funding increases for public services but warned priorities could change with no deal Brexit.
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12 Dec 18
A top civil servant has played down suggestions that a Carillion-style collapse of Interserve might be imminent.
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12 Dec 18
The auditor general for Wales has issued public interest reports highlighting failures in financial management and governance at three community councils.
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12 Dec 18
Around one third of government spending – £284bn – is with external contractors and suppliers, Institute for Government research has revealed.
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11 Dec 18
Low fees paid by councils to providers have left the home care sector in a “fragile state”, the King’s Fund has warned.
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11 Dec 18
There needs to be a “thorough rethink” about how to approach failure in local government, think-tanks have warned.
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10 Dec 18
The Department for Transport has agreed to provide a £1.3bn loan to the Greater London Authority to meet the rising costs of delivering Crossrail.
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10 Dec 18
There has been a sixfold increase in Blue Badge thefts over the past five years, the Local Government Association has revealed.
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10 Dec 18
Councils will be expected to publish official plans to tackle rough sleeping and homelessness by winter 2019, the government has announced.
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7 Dec 18
The UK must come up with “better answers” on how to spread prosperity to all regions of the country, a conference has heard.
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7 Dec 18
A 2.5% income tax on the over-40s could raise up to £15bn every year to fund social care, a study has found.
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7 Dec 18
Poor leadership and the “astonishing complexity” of the rail system lead to a “totally unacceptable” disruption to rail services earlier this year, MPs said.
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7 Dec 18
Mark Drakeford is to become Wales’ new first minister after being elected leader of the Welsh Labour party.
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7 Dec 18
Public library and staff numbers continue to decline as councils cut spending in this area, CIPFA’s annual library survey has revealed.
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6 Dec 18
Local authorities need to be prepared for any form of exit from the EU and now is the time to “double down” on devolution efforts, a CIPFA panel discussion has heard.
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6 Dec 18
The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board has reached a “major milestone”, approving the standard on accounting for social benefits after 16 years of discussion.
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6 Dec 18
Councils must not “throw out the rule book” as they redesign services to cope with increasing financial pressure, the sector’s ombudsman has warned.
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6 Dec 18
Sir Terry Morgan has resigned as chair of both Crossrail and HS2 amid concerns about delays and cost overruns – and a spat with the London mayor.
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6 Dec 18
A prison where the government was forced to step in to assume management control has received a damning report from inspectors.
14 Dec 18The government has been accused of “passing the buck” by funding police via council tax increases.
14 Dec 18A married couple have been sentenced after attempting to defraud companies by selling false advertising space that they claimed supported emergency services.
14 Dec 18A £495m army recruitment contract let to Capita will not deliver proposed savings or objectives, the government spending watchdog found.
13 Dec 18Austerity is not yet over for local government, representatives said as they criticised the government for failing to provide sustainability in the provisional finance settlement.
13 Dec 18Councils’ spending power could rise to £46.4bn next year, a real-terms increase, local government secretary James Brokenshire revealed as he published the provisional settlement today.
13 Dec 18Tackling loneliness in older people could reduce strain on NHS services, data analysis by the Health Foundation has suggested.
12 Dec 18The Scottish finance secretary has announced a raft of funding increases for public services but warned priorities could change with no deal Brexit.
12 Dec 18A top civil servant has played down suggestions that a Carillion-style collapse of Interserve might be imminent.
12 Dec 18The auditor general for Wales has issued public interest reports highlighting failures in financial management and governance at three community councils.
12 Dec 18Around one third of government spending – £284bn – is with external contractors and suppliers, Institute for Government research has revealed.
11 Dec 18Low fees paid by councils to providers have left the home care sector in a “fragile state”, the King’s Fund has warned.
11 Dec 18There needs to be a “thorough rethink” about how to approach failure in local government, think-tanks have warned.
10 Dec 18The Department for Transport has agreed to provide a £1.3bn loan to the Greater London Authority to meet the rising costs of delivering Crossrail.
10 Dec 18There has been a sixfold increase in Blue Badge thefts over the past five years, the Local Government Association has revealed.
10 Dec 18Councils will be expected to publish official plans to tackle rough sleeping and homelessness by winter 2019, the government has announced.
7 Dec 18The UK must come up with “better answers” on how to spread prosperity to all regions of the country, a conference has heard.
7 Dec 18A 2.5% income tax on the over-40s could raise up to £15bn every year to fund social care, a study has found.
7 Dec 18Poor leadership and the “astonishing complexity” of the rail system lead to a “totally unacceptable” disruption to rail services earlier this year, MPs said.
7 Dec 18Mark Drakeford is to become Wales’ new first minister after being elected leader of the Welsh Labour party.
7 Dec 18Public library and staff numbers continue to decline as councils cut spending in this area, CIPFA’s annual library survey has revealed.
6 Dec 18Local authorities need to be prepared for any form of exit from the EU and now is the time to “double down” on devolution efforts, a CIPFA panel discussion has heard.
6 Dec 18The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board has reached a “major milestone”, approving the standard on accounting for social benefits after 16 years of discussion.
6 Dec 18Councils must not “throw out the rule book” as they redesign services to cope with increasing financial pressure, the sector’s ombudsman has warned.
6 Dec 18Sir Terry Morgan has resigned as chair of both Crossrail and HS2 amid concerns about delays and cost overruns – and a spat with the London mayor.
6 Dec 18A prison where the government was forced to step in to assume management control has received a damning report from inspectors.
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