The council that is home to one of England’s key commercial ports is pinning its hopes on central government funding to ensure it can cope with Brexit pressures.
The government has drafted what it is calling a landmark bill to support victims of domestic abuse, which is costing £66bn every year in England and Wales.
The impact of Brexit on the UK public finances must be “comprehensive and clear”, the Public Accounts Committee said as it urged earlier publication of the annual Whole of Government Accounts.
The £35m of funding councils in England will share to help them cope with Brexit is only half of what the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government asked for.
An increasing number of major government projects risk going over budget because of the government’s preoccupation with Brexit, a think-tank has warned.
Delays in drawing up a model to replace the EU funding targeted at UK regions are causing “tremendous anxiety” for councils and charities, a leading MP has told PF.
The chair of the home affairs select committee has criticised the police for not significantly increasing the number of convictions for modern slavery offences.
Westminster has “picked the pocket of the health service” in Scotland, after NHS funding granted under the Barnett formula was £55m lower than promised, according to a committee of MSPs.
The appointment of a convicted fraudster to a top NHS role showed the health and social care regulator lacked “rigour” in regulating the choice of NHS directors, according to a watchdog.
