The assignation of almost £6bn in VAT revenues to the Scottish Government could be undermined by the “disappointing” failure of HMRC to produce timely data, Scotland’s official forecaster has warned.
The communities secretary has postponed implementation of changes to local government funding following the Fair Funding Review and to business rates retention.
New chancellor Sajid Javid outlined the government’s plans for education funding as he “turned the page on austerity” in his Spending Round, although Labour criticised his commitments as “meaningless...
Ambiguity over the future of European structural funding post-Brexit has left economic development in Scotland, which benefits to the tune of €872m across the seven-year EU budget period, in an...
The prime minister’s £3.5m package for councils, expected to be announced in this week’s Spending Round, would be a “very welcome contribution” if it is not money that has already been announced.
Lawyers from an environmental charity are writing to 100 councils in England to remind them of their legal obligations to include carbon reduction targets in their Local Plans.
Local authorities in the North and Midlands are still counting the cost of the heavy rains that have fallen across the region over the past few months, they have explained to PF.
Challenges around housing, transport, skills and environment could be improved if cities were given more powers and funding, according to London’s mayor.
The government has announced it is to allocate £30m for ports, transport links and councils in an attempt to keep trade flowing smoothly after the Brexit deadline of 31 October.
If the chancellor does not continue to pay temporary grants for social care next financial year councils in England will be forced to decommission services, an umbrella group has warned.
A government scheme to “turbo charge” private investment in developing countries’ infrastructure projects has been criticised as making an “opportunity” out of human suffering.
A survey by NHS Providers of 143 trust leaders in England found that 82% think that restrictions on capital funding pose a medium or high risk to patient safety.
Analysis by the Charity Commission for England and Wales has found that 135 out of a sample of 296 charities failed to meet its external scrutiny benchmark in their financial reporting.
