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25 Jan 19
Education secretary Damian Hinds has urged more schools to convert to academy status as figures showed half of pupils are now educated in academies.
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25 Jan 19
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.
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25 Jan 19
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.
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24 Jan 19
The UK is giving £2.5m to support the United Nation’s peace process in the war-torn country of Yemen.
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24 Jan 19
More than 200,000 households may be missing out on a full state pension because of changes to child benefit, a parliamentary committee has been told.
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24 Jan 19
A group of seven benefit assessors from councils in London have been convicted of committing housing benefit fraud worth £1m across three councils.
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23 Jan 19
Academy schools are not “sufficiently transparent or accountable to parents and local communities”, MPs have said.
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23 Jan 19
The government should know more about why council spending on children’s social care in England is increasing, the National Audit Office has said.
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22 Jan 19
Public sector net borrowing was £300m higher in December compared to the month time in 2017, official figures have shown.
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22 Jan 19
An increasing number of major government projects risk going over budget because of the government’s preoccupation with Brexit, a think-tank has warned.
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22 Jan 19
NHS Wales spending on agency staff has risen 171% in the seven years to 2017-18, according to the auditor general.
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22 Jan 19
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.
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22 Jan 19
A no-deal Brexit could knock as much as eight percentage points off Britain’s GDP growth, the IMF’s chief economist has warned.
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21 Jan 19
London councils are spending more than £22m each year renting back homes sold under right to buy, research has found.
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21 Jan 19
The chair of the home affairs select committee has criticised the police for not significantly increasing the number of convictions for modern slavery offences.
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18 Jan 19
Investing in London’s public services can stimulate the city’s economy, an umbrella group has said.
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18 Jan 19
Councils have been gearing up for the plunging temperatures and snow forecast for next week, the Local Government Association has said.
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18 Jan 19
Pressure on budgets is leading schools to resist admitting children with special educational needs, according to an education watchdog.
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18 Jan 19
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.
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18 Jan 19
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.
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18 Jan 19
“Things are looking up” for local government following last month’s provisional finance settlement, a minister has claimed.
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18 Jan 19
Growing waiting lists and budget deficits do not “paint a picture that is sustainable” for NHS finances, the National Audit Office has warned.
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17 Jan 19
Health groups have warned winter pressures are mounting on the NHS as official stats have shown a growth in the demand for emergency services.
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17 Jan 19
There are “significant weaknesses” in the auditing practices of many Welsh town and community councils, according to a report by the Welsh Auditor General.
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16 Jan 19
The Scottish finance secretary has defended his planned settlement for local government while stressing he is “open minded” to giving councils greater fiscal autonomy.
25 Jan 19Education secretary Damian Hinds has urged more schools to convert to academy status as figures showed half of pupils are now educated in academies.
25 Jan 19The 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.
25 Jan 19The £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.
24 Jan 19The UK is giving £2.5m to support the United Nation’s peace process in the war-torn country of Yemen.
24 Jan 19More than 200,000 households may be missing out on a full state pension because of changes to child benefit, a parliamentary committee has been told.
24 Jan 19A group of seven benefit assessors from councils in London have been convicted of committing housing benefit fraud worth £1m across three councils.
23 Jan 19The government should know more about why council spending on children’s social care in England is increasing, the National Audit Office has said.
22 Jan 19Public sector net borrowing was £300m higher in December compared to the month time in 2017, official figures have shown.
22 Jan 19An increasing number of major government projects risk going over budget because of the government’s preoccupation with Brexit, a think-tank has warned.
22 Jan 19NHS Wales spending on agency staff has risen 171% in the seven years to 2017-18, according to the auditor general.
22 Jan 19Delays 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.
21 Jan 19London councils are spending more than £22m each year renting back homes sold under right to buy, research has found.
21 Jan 19The chair of the home affairs select committee has criticised the police for not significantly increasing the number of convictions for modern slavery offences.
18 Jan 19Investing in London’s public services can stimulate the city’s economy, an umbrella group has said.
18 Jan 19Councils have been gearing up for the plunging temperatures and snow forecast for next week, the Local Government Association has said.
18 Jan 19Pressure on budgets is leading schools to resist admitting children with special educational needs, according to an education watchdog.
18 Jan 19Westminster 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.
18 Jan 19The 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.
18 Jan 19“Things are looking up” for local government following last month’s provisional finance settlement, a minister has claimed.
18 Jan 19Growing waiting lists and budget deficits do not “paint a picture that is sustainable” for NHS finances, the National Audit Office has warned.
17 Jan 19Health groups have warned winter pressures are mounting on the NHS as official stats have shown a growth in the demand for emergency services.
17 Jan 19There are “significant weaknesses” in the auditing practices of many Welsh town and community councils, according to a report by the Welsh Auditor General.
16 Jan 19The Scottish finance secretary has defended his planned settlement for local government while stressing he is “open minded” to giving councils greater fiscal autonomy.
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