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28 May 20
Liverpool’s combined authority has warned its funding gap could hit £250m as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, and has written to the government calling for ‘fairer funding’.
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27 May 20
The government has pledged to provide 6,000 supported homes in a bid to “end rough sleeping for good”.
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26 May 20
The government’s £1bn Building Safety Fund aimed at making high-rise and high-risk buildings across the country safe from fire has been branded inadequate by the Greater Manchester High Rise Task...
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26 May 20
The Scottish Government has called for greater clarity from the Treasury over coronavirus-related funding after last minute grant adjustments left it with £70m less than expected.
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26 May 20
The proposed new border in the Irish Sea is “unlikely” to be fully operational by the 31 December deadline, according to a report from think-tank the Institute for Government.
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26 May 20
Spelthorne Borough Council has received 90% of its March quarter rent due on its commercial assets, despite the economic disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
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22 May 20
Public sector borrowing hit a record £62.1bn in April 2020, during the first full month of Covid-19 lockdown measures, according to the Office for National Statistics.
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22 May 20
The Scottish Government has set out plans to ease lockdown restrictions from next week in a bid to begin reactivating the economy.
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22 May 20
It is feared that as much as £1.5bn may have been lost in fraudulent claims for Universal Credit in recent weeks, according to a report from the BBC.
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22 May 20
Warrington Borough Council is to consider plans for a ‘community municipal bond’ investment to help meet its climate targets, after West Berkshire approved a similar scheme earlier this month.
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21 May 20
The government has announced it will quadruple the size of loans available through the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme from £50m to £200m.
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21 May 20
Measures put in place by the government to help reduce the impact of the coronavirus pandemic have cost £124.3bn, according to the National Audit Office.
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20 May 20
A review into Transport for London’s funding and finances is to begin immediately, transport secretary Grant Shapps has announced, following the agreement of a controversial £1.6bn rescue package...
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19 May 20
The number of people claiming unemployment benefit jumped to 2.1 million in April – the first full month of lockdown – according to data from the Office for National Statistics.
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19 May 20
The government is to allocate £84m to research organisations to help with the development of a coronavirus vaccine.
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18 May 20
The HS2 high-speed rail project has gone “badly off course” and the government needs regular, accurate and open updates on the problems the project is facing, according to a report from the Public...
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18 May 20
Nottingham City Council has appointed Mel Barrett as its new chief executive, replacing Ian Curryer who left the role at the end of April.
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15 May 20
A group of bodies working in and around local government are surveying public sector workers, with a view to sharing best-practice and helpful guidance for operating through the current crisis.
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15 May 20
A “precautionary” approach to lifting the lockdown in Scotland will limit the risk of a second wave of the virus north of the border, the Scottish Government has said.
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15 May 20
London mayor Sadiq Khan has criticised the government’s support package for Transport for London, calling the deal “a sticking plaster” and arguing that Londoners will pay “the cost for doing the...
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15 May 20
The Ministry of Defence has left the taxpayer facing huge costs due to “poor contract design and management”, according to a Public Accounts Committee report.
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14 May 20
The government has been urged to step-way from a planned public sector pay freeze by union Unite.
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14 May 20
UK GDP contracted by 2% in the first quarter of this year, the biggest drop since the 2008 financial crisis, according to statistics from the Office for National Statistics.
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14 May 20
Prime minister Boris Johnson has announced plans to allocate an extra £600m to help infection control within care homes.
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13 May 20
Jake Bacchus, director of financial services at the London Borough of Waltham Forest, tells PF how the authority is coping with the challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic, and what it is doing...
28 May 20Liverpool’s combined authority has warned its funding gap could hit £250m as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, and has written to the government calling for ‘fairer funding’.
27 May 20The government has pledged to provide 6,000 supported homes in a bid to “end rough sleeping for good”.
26 May 20The government’s £1bn Building Safety Fund aimed at making high-rise and high-risk buildings across the country safe from fire has been branded inadequate by the Greater Manchester High Rise Task...
26 May 20The Scottish Government has called for greater clarity from the Treasury over coronavirus-related funding after last minute grant adjustments left it with £70m less than expected.
26 May 20The proposed new border in the Irish Sea is “unlikely” to be fully operational by the 31 December deadline, according to a report from think-tank the Institute for Government.
26 May 20Spelthorne Borough Council has received 90% of its March quarter rent due on its commercial assets, despite the economic disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
22 May 20Public sector borrowing hit a record £62.1bn in April 2020, during the first full month of Covid-19 lockdown measures, according to the Office for National Statistics.
22 May 20The Scottish Government has set out plans to ease lockdown restrictions from next week in a bid to begin reactivating the economy.
22 May 20It is feared that as much as £1.5bn may have been lost in fraudulent claims for Universal Credit in recent weeks, according to a report from the BBC.
22 May 20Warrington Borough Council is to consider plans for a ‘community municipal bond’ investment to help meet its climate targets, after West Berkshire approved a similar scheme earlier this month.
21 May 20The government has announced it will quadruple the size of loans available through the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme from £50m to £200m.
21 May 20Measures put in place by the government to help reduce the impact of the coronavirus pandemic have cost £124.3bn, according to the National Audit Office.
20 May 20A review into Transport for London’s funding and finances is to begin immediately, transport secretary Grant Shapps has announced, following the agreement of a controversial £1.6bn rescue package...
19 May 20The number of people claiming unemployment benefit jumped to 2.1 million in April – the first full month of lockdown – according to data from the Office for National Statistics.
19 May 20The government is to allocate £84m to research organisations to help with the development of a coronavirus vaccine.
18 May 20The HS2 high-speed rail project has gone “badly off course” and the government needs regular, accurate and open updates on the problems the project is facing, according to a report from the Public...
18 May 20Nottingham City Council has appointed Mel Barrett as its new chief executive, replacing Ian Curryer who left the role at the end of April.
15 May 20A group of bodies working in and around local government are surveying public sector workers, with a view to sharing best-practice and helpful guidance for operating through the current crisis.
15 May 20A “precautionary” approach to lifting the lockdown in Scotland will limit the risk of a second wave of the virus north of the border, the Scottish Government has said.
15 May 20London mayor Sadiq Khan has criticised the government’s support package for Transport for London, calling the deal “a sticking plaster” and arguing that Londoners will pay “the cost for doing the...
15 May 20The Ministry of Defence has left the taxpayer facing huge costs due to “poor contract design and management”, according to a Public Accounts Committee report.
14 May 20The government has been urged to step-way from a planned public sector pay freeze by union Unite.
14 May 20UK GDP contracted by 2% in the first quarter of this year, the biggest drop since the 2008 financial crisis, according to statistics from the Office for National Statistics.
14 May 20Prime minister Boris Johnson has announced plans to allocate an extra £600m to help infection control within care homes.
13 May 20Jake Bacchus, director of financial services at the London Borough of Waltham Forest, tells PF how the authority is coping with the challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic, and what it is doing...
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