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4 Feb 19
Hospitals could carry out more than 290,000 extra routine operations each year if they improved the way they schedule surgeries, according to a health watchdog.
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1 Feb 19
Seven English local authorities have resorted to legal action over controversial LOBO loans.
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1 Feb 19
The local government secretary has instructed councils to step up preparations for a no-deal Brexit.
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1 Feb 19
A government decision to halt its valuation of public sector pension arrangements will cause “uncertainty” for fund administrators, PF has been told.
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1 Feb 19
Reviewing the UK’s tax relief bill should be a central part of this year’s Spending Review, a think-tank has urged.
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1 Feb 19
Record levels of overcrowding in the social housing sector mean that about 300,000 households are living in homes with insufficient space.
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1 Feb 19
Scottish councils are to be given the power to levy a local tourist tax as part of “the most significant empowerment of local authorities since devolution” under a budget deal struck by the Scottish...
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1 Feb 19
This year’s Spending Review will be “make or break” for non-essential local services, council chiefs have warned.
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1 Feb 19
The Ministry of Defence “simply cannot afford” the equipment it wants, MPs have warned.
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31 Jan 19
Low pay is causing 70% of teachers to consider leaving the profession, according to a union survey.
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31 Jan 19
The justice secretary has admitted that record levels of self-harm, assaults and attacks on staff in prisons are “disturbing”.
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31 Jan 19
The number of people sleeping rough on England’s streets has soared by 165% since 2010, government figures have shown.
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31 Jan 19
Local authorities must be given powers to suspend councillors, says an independent advisory committee after finding “clear evidence” of misconduct.
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31 Jan 19
Councils have expressed alarm about the growing exploitation of children by criminal gangs.
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30 Jan 19
Preparing for Brexit without a definitive deal is “near impossible” for councils despite extra funding, CIPFA has warned.
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29 Jan 19
The final local government finance settlement has handed Northamptonshire County Council a lifeline by allowing the cash-strapped authority greater council tax flexibility.
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29 Jan 19
Councils face a spending gap of £8.7bn in their bid to provide services aimed at preventing social problems in areas as diverse as homelessness, debt and crime.
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29 Jan 19
Council tax arrears in England are soaring after millions of households have been stripped of funding from schemes to help them with their bills over the last five years.
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29 Jan 19
Cities should be given greater tax raising powers to meet growing demand for services amid shrinking budgets, says a leading academic.
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28 Jan 19
Local authorities have been promised £56.5m to go towards Brexit preparations - £21.5m more than expected, the communities secretary has confirmed.
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28 Jan 19
Fraud and error loss from central government was estimated to have cost up to £20bn in 2016-17, a Cabinet Office report has found.
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28 Jan 19
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.
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28 Jan 19
Northern cities have been hit by the biggest budget cuts as a result of austerity, a think-tank has found.
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25 Jan 19
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.
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25 Jan 19
Scotland’s finances are exposed to “substantial risk” because of the way its budget is determined, according to a parliamentary report.
4 Feb 19Hospitals could carry out more than 290,000 extra routine operations each year if they improved the way they schedule surgeries, according to a health watchdog.
1 Feb 19Seven English local authorities have resorted to legal action over controversial LOBO loans.
1 Feb 19The local government secretary has instructed councils to step up preparations for a no-deal Brexit.
1 Feb 19A government decision to halt its valuation of public sector pension arrangements will cause “uncertainty” for fund administrators, PF has been told.
1 Feb 19Reviewing the UK’s tax relief bill should be a central part of this year’s Spending Review, a think-tank has urged.
1 Feb 19Record levels of overcrowding in the social housing sector mean that about 300,000 households are living in homes with insufficient space.
1 Feb 19Scottish councils are to be given the power to levy a local tourist tax as part of “the most significant empowerment of local authorities since devolution” under a budget deal struck by the Scottish...
1 Feb 19This year’s Spending Review will be “make or break” for non-essential local services, council chiefs have warned.
1 Feb 19The Ministry of Defence “simply cannot afford” the equipment it wants, MPs have warned.
31 Jan 19Low pay is causing 70% of teachers to consider leaving the profession, according to a union survey.
31 Jan 19The justice secretary has admitted that record levels of self-harm, assaults and attacks on staff in prisons are “disturbing”.
31 Jan 19The number of people sleeping rough on England’s streets has soared by 165% since 2010, government figures have shown.
31 Jan 19Local authorities must be given powers to suspend councillors, says an independent advisory committee after finding “clear evidence” of misconduct.
31 Jan 19Councils have expressed alarm about the growing exploitation of children by criminal gangs.
29 Jan 19The final local government finance settlement has handed Northamptonshire County Council a lifeline by allowing the cash-strapped authority greater council tax flexibility.
29 Jan 19Council tax arrears in England are soaring after millions of households have been stripped of funding from schemes to help them with their bills over the last five years.
29 Jan 19Cities should be given greater tax raising powers to meet growing demand for services amid shrinking budgets, says a leading academic.
28 Jan 19Local authorities have been promised £56.5m to go towards Brexit preparations - £21.5m more than expected, the communities secretary has confirmed.
28 Jan 19Fraud and error loss from central government was estimated to have cost up to £20bn in 2016-17, a Cabinet Office report has found.
28 Jan 19The 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.
28 Jan 19Northern cities have been hit by the biggest budget cuts as a result of austerity, a think-tank has found.
25 Jan 19The 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.
1 May 19
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