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16 Jan 20
Political leaders in South Yorkshire have agreed to work towards a devolution deal after two years of deadlock.
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16 Jan 20
Two hospitals built by the failed outsourcing giant Carillion will be completed up to five years late, while the total costs of building have nearly doubled, the public spending watchdog has said.
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15 Jan 20
There is no “viable replacement” for the NHS’s four-hour A&E target, a clinicians’ organisation has warned, following suggestions from the health secretary that the standard could be scrapped.
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15 Jan 20
The Scottish government has no plan in place to measure the long-term success of a £5.2bn city deals programme, auditors have said.
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15 Jan 20
Two years on from the collapse of outsourcing giant Carillion, Unite, the UK’s biggest union, has accused the government of failing to act on weaknesses in the UK audit system.
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14 Jan 20
Boris Johnson has vowed to bring forward a plan to fix the crisis in social care this year.
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14 Jan 20
The Public Works Loan Board interest rate hike caused “dismay” among councils, according to Sarah Pickup deputy chief executive of the Local Government Association.
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14 Jan 20
The four-year freeze on Local Housing Allowance rates is to be lifted in April bringing the benefit in line with inflation, the government has announced.
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14 Jan 20
The Northern Ireland executive has been restored after three years of stalemate between the DUP and Sinn Féin.
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13 Jan 20
An additional £1bn in revenue funding will be needed to preserve essential local services, Scottish councils have warned.
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10 Jan 20
More than 13,500 affordable homes have been lost in the last four years due to planning rules which allow offices to be converted into housing without planning permission, council leaders have...
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10 Jan 20
A flagship government programme hoped to prevent sexual violence globally is “at risk of letting survivors down” after its funding was cut drastically.
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10 Jan 20
Kent County Council will have to wait a further 10 days before it receives its first payment from the stricken Woodford Equity Income Fund, it has been announced.
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10 Jan 20
Funding for pothole repairs in England is being disproportionately skewed towards urban areas with London councils able to spend three times more than county authorities, analysis has found.
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10 Jan 20
Councils failing to administer housing benefit correctly are driving families to become homeless, the local government watchdog has found.
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9 Jan 20
One in four children in England referred to mental health services last year was rejected while some waited more than two months for treatment, analysis has found.
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9 Jan 20
Poor management of three government nuclear sites has led to cost increases of £1.35bn and delays of more than six years, the public spending watchdog has found.
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8 Jan 20
Scottish councils may need to set their council tax rates before their spending plans are agreed as a result of the “problematic” delay to the UK Budget, according to the public spending watchdog for...
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8 Jan 20
West Berkshire Council is considering creating a “climate change bond” to fund green projects.
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8 Jan 20
South Somerset District Council has struck a commercial property deal worth nearly £10m for an office block 150 miles away.
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8 Jan 20
The number of children in care has increased by nearly a third in the last decade leaving the system under pressure, the Local Government Association has said.
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8 Jan 20
Restrictions on council right to buy receipts, lack of grant funding and land shortages are stifling council housebuilding efforts, a survey has found.
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7 Jan 20
The chancellor Sajid Javid has set 11 March as the date for his first Budget promising a “decade of renewal” but the timing has sparked backlash from the Scottish government.
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7 Jan 20
The Scottish Government has been warned that years of cuts to council budgets will put its own targets on economic growth, climate change and child poverty at risk, as well as weakening pride in...
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6 Jan 20
UK public sector spend on procurement increased by 17% to £93bn in the last year, according to a data provider on government contracts.
16 Jan 20Political leaders in South Yorkshire have agreed to work towards a devolution deal after two years of deadlock.
16 Jan 20Two hospitals built by the failed outsourcing giant Carillion will be completed up to five years late, while the total costs of building have nearly doubled, the public spending watchdog has said.
15 Jan 20There is no “viable replacement” for the NHS’s four-hour A&E target, a clinicians’ organisation has warned, following suggestions from the health secretary that the standard could be scrapped.
15 Jan 20The Scottish government has no plan in place to measure the long-term success of a £5.2bn city deals programme, auditors have said.
15 Jan 20Two years on from the collapse of outsourcing giant Carillion, Unite, the UK’s biggest union, has accused the government of failing to act on weaknesses in the UK audit system.
14 Jan 20Boris Johnson has vowed to bring forward a plan to fix the crisis in social care this year.
14 Jan 20The Public Works Loan Board interest rate hike caused “dismay” among councils, according to Sarah Pickup deputy chief executive of the Local Government Association.
14 Jan 20The four-year freeze on Local Housing Allowance rates is to be lifted in April bringing the benefit in line with inflation, the government has announced.
14 Jan 20The Northern Ireland executive has been restored after three years of stalemate between the DUP and Sinn Féin.
13 Jan 20An additional £1bn in revenue funding will be needed to preserve essential local services, Scottish councils have warned.
10 Jan 20More than 13,500 affordable homes have been lost in the last four years due to planning rules which allow offices to be converted into housing without planning permission, council leaders have...
10 Jan 20A flagship government programme hoped to prevent sexual violence globally is “at risk of letting survivors down” after its funding was cut drastically.
10 Jan 20Kent County Council will have to wait a further 10 days before it receives its first payment from the stricken Woodford Equity Income Fund, it has been announced.
10 Jan 20Funding for pothole repairs in England is being disproportionately skewed towards urban areas with London councils able to spend three times more than county authorities, analysis has found.
10 Jan 20Councils failing to administer housing benefit correctly are driving families to become homeless, the local government watchdog has found.
9 Jan 20One in four children in England referred to mental health services last year was rejected while some waited more than two months for treatment, analysis has found.
9 Jan 20Poor management of three government nuclear sites has led to cost increases of £1.35bn and delays of more than six years, the public spending watchdog has found.
8 Jan 20West Berkshire Council is considering creating a “climate change bond” to fund green projects.
8 Jan 20South Somerset District Council has struck a commercial property deal worth nearly £10m for an office block 150 miles away.
8 Jan 20The number of children in care has increased by nearly a third in the last decade leaving the system under pressure, the Local Government Association has said.
7 Jan 20The chancellor Sajid Javid has set 11 March as the date for his first Budget promising a “decade of renewal” but the timing has sparked backlash from the Scottish government.
6 Jan 20UK public sector spend on procurement increased by 17% to £93bn in the last year, according to a data provider on government contracts.
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