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28 Feb 20
The National Audit Office research suggests the Ministry of Defence’s Equipment plan is still unaffordable, with the department estimating that costs will be £2.9bn higher than its budget...
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28 Feb 20
The Scottish budget has passed its first parliamentary hurdle after the government struck a deal which saw extra funding secured for local authorities, policing and low carbon projects.
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27 Feb 20
Reforms to the business rates appeals system have cut down on “speculative” submissions, the government has said.
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27 Feb 20
A commission set-up to reduce inequality has called for the trebling of the UK’s proposed post-Brexit investment fund to help “level-up” economic disparities across the UK.
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27 Feb 20
The UK government’s international departments are set for a shake-up, after prime minister Boris Johnson launched a review into how the country can face its “global opportunities and challenges”...
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27 Feb 20
The Local Government Association (LGA) has warned growing debt in private care providers is putting children at risk, after finding that six out of 10 of the largest providers had more debts and...
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27 Feb 20
The prime minister has announced an extra £236m of funding as official figures show rough sleeping in England has fallen by 9% in a year but remains 141% higher than a decade ago.
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26 Feb 20
Natalie Elphicke has been appointed parliamentary private secretary at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
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26 Feb 20
Auditors warn of “serious financial concerns” at one of the bodies responsible for planning health and social care services across Scotland.
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26 Feb 20
Centre for London report argues that devolution will allow central boroughs more control over their fate and finances.
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26 Feb 20
Chancellor Rishi Sunak must either raise taxes or abandon the government’s fiscal rules if he wants to avoid continuing austerity, a leading think-tank has warned.
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25 Feb 20
A decade of austerity is to blame for life expectancy in England stagnating for the first time in more than 100 years, according to a new report.
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25 Feb 20
The government may struggle to fulfil its plans to invest £100bn in capital projects over the next five years, a think-tank has said.
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25 Feb 20
Funding for local health watchdogs has reached the “bottom of the barrel” due to council funding struggles, the health secretary has been told.
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25 Feb 20
The communities secretary has accused opposition MPs of “unnecessary scaremongering” over suggestions that the fair funding formula will see cash diverted from metropolitan councils to shire counties...
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24 Feb 20
Benefit fraudsters will no longer be named by the government in Northern Ireland, after an order from the minister for communities.
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21 Feb 20
More than half of residents in England think that their council should have the power to introduce a tourist tax, a survey has found.
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21 Feb 20
Local authorities have overspent on children’s social care by £3.2bn in the last five years as the try to offset cuts from central government, analysis has found.
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21 Feb 20
Northamptonshire County Council has approved its final budget before reorganisation.
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20 Feb 20
Local authorities in England face a £19bn deficit over the next five years despite the vast majority hiking council tax rates in this year, analysis has found.
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19 Feb 20
Council leaders have called for greater compulsory purchase powers after analysis showed less than 60% of granted planning permissions have been completed since 2009-10.
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19 Feb 20
Kate Forbes has been confirmed as Scottish Government finance secretary as part of a cabinet reshuffle.
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19 Feb 20
Government plans to scrap visas for low-skilled migrants have caused concern among health and social care groups, who say it will exacerbate workforce issues.
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18 Feb 20
A £16.6m fund to help councils in England provide safe housing for domestic abuse survivors has been set up, according to the government.
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18 Feb 20
The UK Budget will go ahead as planned on 11 March, the government has confirmed.
28 Feb 20The National Audit Office research suggests the Ministry of Defence’s Equipment plan is still unaffordable, with the department estimating that costs will be £2.9bn higher than its budget...
28 Feb 20The Scottish budget has passed its first parliamentary hurdle after the government struck a deal which saw extra funding secured for local authorities, policing and low carbon projects.
27 Feb 20Reforms to the business rates appeals system have cut down on “speculative” submissions, the government has said.
27 Feb 20A commission set-up to reduce inequality has called for the trebling of the UK’s proposed post-Brexit investment fund to help “level-up” economic disparities across the UK.
27 Feb 20The UK government’s international departments are set for a shake-up, after prime minister Boris Johnson launched a review into how the country can face its “global opportunities and challenges”...
27 Feb 20The Local Government Association (LGA) has warned growing debt in private care providers is putting children at risk, after finding that six out of 10 of the largest providers had more debts and...
27 Feb 20The prime minister has announced an extra £236m of funding as official figures show rough sleeping in England has fallen by 9% in a year but remains 141% higher than a decade ago.
26 Feb 20Natalie Elphicke has been appointed parliamentary private secretary at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
26 Feb 20Auditors warn of “serious financial concerns” at one of the bodies responsible for planning health and social care services across Scotland.
26 Feb 20Centre for London report argues that devolution will allow central boroughs more control over their fate and finances.
26 Feb 20Chancellor Rishi Sunak must either raise taxes or abandon the government’s fiscal rules if he wants to avoid continuing austerity, a leading think-tank has warned.
25 Feb 20A decade of austerity is to blame for life expectancy in England stagnating for the first time in more than 100 years, according to a new report.
25 Feb 20The government may struggle to fulfil its plans to invest £100bn in capital projects over the next five years, a think-tank has said.
25 Feb 20Funding for local health watchdogs has reached the “bottom of the barrel” due to council funding struggles, the health secretary has been told.
25 Feb 20The communities secretary has accused opposition MPs of “unnecessary scaremongering” over suggestions that the fair funding formula will see cash diverted from metropolitan councils to shire counties...
24 Feb 20Benefit fraudsters will no longer be named by the government in Northern Ireland, after an order from the minister for communities.
21 Feb 20More than half of residents in England think that their council should have the power to introduce a tourist tax, a survey has found.
21 Feb 20Local authorities have overspent on children’s social care by £3.2bn in the last five years as the try to offset cuts from central government, analysis has found.
21 Feb 20Northamptonshire County Council has approved its final budget before reorganisation.
20 Feb 20Local authorities in England face a £19bn deficit over the next five years despite the vast majority hiking council tax rates in this year, analysis has found.
19 Feb 20Council leaders have called for greater compulsory purchase powers after analysis showed less than 60% of granted planning permissions have been completed since 2009-10.
19 Feb 20Kate Forbes has been confirmed as Scottish Government finance secretary as part of a cabinet reshuffle.
19 Feb 20Government plans to scrap visas for low-skilled migrants have caused concern among health and social care groups, who say it will exacerbate workforce issues.
18 Feb 20A £16.6m fund to help councils in England provide safe housing for domestic abuse survivors has been set up, according to the government.
18 Feb 20The UK Budget will go ahead as planned on 11 March, the government has confirmed.
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