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7 May 21
More than £900m spent on reducing the gap in GCSE results between disadvantaged and affluent children in Northern Ireland “has not made any demonstrable difference”, a damning report has found.
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7 May 21
The London Borough of Lambeth will refund up to £26.6m in overcharged water fees to its tenants, after a high court appeal failed.
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7 May 21
Councils in England reported additional cost pressures of £12.8bn relating to Covid-19 in 2020-21, according to outturn figures from the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government.
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6 May 21
UK GDP is forecast to grow by 7.25% this year, as Covid-19 restrictions are lifted – the fastest growth since the Second World War, according to the Bank of England.
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6 May 21
The recently announced budget watchdog created to assess Northern Ireland’s public finances will not have “legally binding teeth” to prevent scandals such as that surrounding the green energy scheme.
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6 May 21
Civil service unions are threatening the Treasury with a push for a judicial review over “diabolical” proposed changes to pension scheme benefits, following the McCloud judgement.
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6 May 21
Adult social care spending per head is still lower than a decade ago, despite recent increases to central government funding, a report has said.
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5 May 21
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has distanced himself from a post Covid-19 tax raid on higher earners, as he insisted the UK tax system is already “very progressive”.
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5 May 21
Pandemic-related pressures have seen local authority funded nurseries cut services amid swelling budget gaps, a report has revealed.
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4 May 21
Some funding streams available to help local authorities in England fund energy-efficient initiatives are actively working against reducing emissions, a local government network organisation said.
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4 May 21
A ‘levelling up’ white paper will be published later this year with the aim of clarifying the government’s agenda and ensuring public spending organisations are able to drive “meaningful change”.
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4 May 21
The London Borough of Barnet’s internal audit team has found the council failed to hold accurate records of higher-value procurement contracts, against the authority’s procurement policy.
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30 Apr 21
Property developers will pay at least £2bn towards removing unsafe cladding under new government proposals.
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30 Apr 21
Education and health outcomes in devolved nations are often worse than in England despite larger budgets, a think-tank report has claimed.
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30 Apr 21
A government programme hoped to address long-term problems facing the UK economy is too focused on how much it spends, rather than the results it achieves, MPs have said.
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29 Apr 21
The High Court has dismissed an attempt to allow council meetings in England to be held online past 7 May when existing Covid-19 legislation expires.
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29 Apr 21
A council acted unlawfully by refusing a resident access to thousands of financial documents on the grounds it would have taken five weeks of staff time, a court has ruled.
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28 Apr 21
Adult social care leaders have called for a '1948 moment' for the sector with £7bn of extra funding per year and better pay for staff.
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28 Apr 21
A former borough council finance director will take the helm of London Councils, which represents the capital’s 32 local authorities.
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27 Apr 21
London Borough of Newham has been granted permission to appeal a High Court decision which rejected its claim against Barclays Bank over historic Lender Option Borrower Option loans.
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27 Apr 21
Members of two Scottish trade unions have voted to reject a pay offer to council workers.
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27 Apr 21
A local government pension scheme has invested a further £50m into a London-focused investment fund it created to finance home-building in the capital.
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26 Apr 21
Manifestos from Scotland’s largest parties do not honestly reckon with the devolved government’s likely financial situation in the coming years, according to Institute for Fiscal Studies researchers.
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23 Apr 21
The government’s “arbitrary” fiscal rules are not fit for purpose and should be replaced by a more flexible framework, according to a leading research institute.
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23 Apr 21
Government officials are monitoring the situation at City of York Council after auditors found it overpaid severance and sick pay to a former chief executive amid threats of tribunal claims.
7 May 21More than £900m spent on reducing the gap in GCSE results between disadvantaged and affluent children in Northern Ireland “has not made any demonstrable difference”, a damning report has found.
7 May 21The London Borough of Lambeth will refund up to £26.6m in overcharged water fees to its tenants, after a high court appeal failed.
7 May 21Councils in England reported additional cost pressures of £12.8bn relating to Covid-19 in 2020-21, according to outturn figures from the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government.
6 May 21UK GDP is forecast to grow by 7.25% this year, as Covid-19 restrictions are lifted – the fastest growth since the Second World War, according to the Bank of England.
6 May 21The recently announced budget watchdog created to assess Northern Ireland’s public finances will not have “legally binding teeth” to prevent scandals such as that surrounding the green energy scheme.
6 May 21Civil service unions are threatening the Treasury with a push for a judicial review over “diabolical” proposed changes to pension scheme benefits, following the McCloud judgement.
6 May 21Adult social care spending per head is still lower than a decade ago, despite recent increases to central government funding, a report has said.
5 May 21Chancellor Rishi Sunak has distanced himself from a post Covid-19 tax raid on higher earners, as he insisted the UK tax system is already “very progressive”.
5 May 21Pandemic-related pressures have seen local authority funded nurseries cut services amid swelling budget gaps, a report has revealed.
4 May 21Some funding streams available to help local authorities in England fund energy-efficient initiatives are actively working against reducing emissions, a local government network organisation said.
4 May 21A ‘levelling up’ white paper will be published later this year with the aim of clarifying the government’s agenda and ensuring public spending organisations are able to drive “meaningful change”.
4 May 21The London Borough of Barnet’s internal audit team has found the council failed to hold accurate records of higher-value procurement contracts, against the authority’s procurement policy.
30 Apr 21Property developers will pay at least £2bn towards removing unsafe cladding under new government proposals.
30 Apr 21Education and health outcomes in devolved nations are often worse than in England despite larger budgets, a think-tank report has claimed.
30 Apr 21A government programme hoped to address long-term problems facing the UK economy is too focused on how much it spends, rather than the results it achieves, MPs have said.
29 Apr 21The High Court has dismissed an attempt to allow council meetings in England to be held online past 7 May when existing Covid-19 legislation expires.
29 Apr 21A council acted unlawfully by refusing a resident access to thousands of financial documents on the grounds it would have taken five weeks of staff time, a court has ruled.
28 Apr 21Adult social care leaders have called for a '1948 moment' for the sector with £7bn of extra funding per year and better pay for staff.
28 Apr 21A former borough council finance director will take the helm of London Councils, which represents the capital’s 32 local authorities.
27 Apr 21Members of two Scottish trade unions have voted to reject a pay offer to council workers.
27 Apr 21A local government pension scheme has invested a further £50m into a London-focused investment fund it created to finance home-building in the capital.
26 Apr 21Manifestos from Scotland’s largest parties do not honestly reckon with the devolved government’s likely financial situation in the coming years, according to Institute for Fiscal Studies researchers.
23 Apr 21The government’s “arbitrary” fiscal rules are not fit for purpose and should be replaced by a more flexible framework, according to a leading research institute.
23 Apr 21Government officials are monitoring the situation at City of York Council after auditors found it overpaid severance and sick pay to a former chief executive amid threats of tribunal claims.
28 Sep 21
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