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7 Mar 19
The Home Office is “shirking” its responsibility in responding to the Windrush scandal and devolving the fall-out to local authorities, MPs have said.
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7 Mar 19
The UK has announced it will give £2m aid support to organisations around the world as part of a campaign to end period poverty.
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6 Mar 19
Utility firms that leave roads susceptible to potholes could be given further responsibilities to fix them, the transport secretary has said.
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6 Mar 19
The housing, communities and local government select committee has confirmed it will scrutinise council finance - after PF reported its plans last month.
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6 Mar 19
Local government workers in Scotland will see their pay rise by 9.5% over three years after a new deal was struck with employers.
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6 Mar 19
The numbers of people starting apprenticeships has plummeted by 26% over the last four years, despite funding increasing by £400m since 2010, the spending watchdog has found.
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5 Mar 19
Lone parents and renters are the most likely groups to fall into arrears since local authorities were given control of council tax relief, a think-tank has found.
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5 Mar 19
Residents in England face council tax increases of 4.5% in the coming year – the second highest increase in a decade, according to CIPFA analysis.
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4 Mar 19
Councils in England have spent £115m of money raised from property sales on funding redundancies, analysis has revealed.
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4 Mar 19
A £1.6bn fund aimed at spreading prosperity fairly across England has been dismissed as a “pathetically small sum” by the New Local Government Network think-tank, which called it a “token substitute...
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1 Mar 19
The transport secretary has announced he agreed a £33m deal to prevent legal action over Brexit ferry contract failures.
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1 Mar 19
NHS England wants to scrap “overly rigid” procurement laws, which it says can slow up the delivery of services.
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1 Mar 19
CIPFA has appointed a Northamptonshire commissioner as associate director of local government.
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1 Mar 19
MPs will receive an inflation-busting pay-rise in the coming year, it has been announced.
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1 Mar 19
Local government workers account for more than half of public sector workers who are paid less than the cost of living, a charity has found.
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1 Mar 19
The Ministry of Justice’s “botched contracting” of probation services will cost the taxpayer £467m.
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28 Feb 19
Welsh councils should ensure they take “early intervention” to stop more households falling into debt as they look to increase council tax next year, a think-tank has said.
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28 Feb 19
The UK should set up a development bank to fund long-term projects after leaving the European Union to stay a leading aid actor, an MP has urged.
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28 Feb 19
Taxpayers face more rail “hell” unless the government improves its governance of the rail sector, a group of MPs has warned.
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28 Feb 19
CIPFA will continue to provide secretariat support for charity accounting rules after being awarded the contract for a further three years.
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28 Feb 19
A warning has been sounded over Scotland’s public finances as new figures show tax revenues will be undermined by sluggish wage growth north of the border.
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27 Feb 19
Housing associations, councils and the mayor of London have called on the government to hand over £5.2bn to protect housing in the capital against the impact of a no deal Brexit.
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27 Feb 19
Local government and communities must be given more control over how post-Brexit regional funding is spent, a think-tank has urged.
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26 Feb 19
Communities will be “at the heart” of the government’s prevention green paper, the health secretary has said.
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26 Feb 19
Children’s services in England are at “breaking point” as funding has been slashed by nearly a third since 2010, charities have warned.
7 Mar 19The Home Office is “shirking” its responsibility in responding to the Windrush scandal and devolving the fall-out to local authorities, MPs have said.
7 Mar 19The UK has announced it will give £2m aid support to organisations around the world as part of a campaign to end period poverty.
6 Mar 19Utility firms that leave roads susceptible to potholes could be given further responsibilities to fix them, the transport secretary has said.
6 Mar 19The housing, communities and local government select committee has confirmed it will scrutinise council finance - after PF reported its plans last month.
6 Mar 19Local government workers in Scotland will see their pay rise by 9.5% over three years after a new deal was struck with employers.
6 Mar 19The numbers of people starting apprenticeships has plummeted by 26% over the last four years, despite funding increasing by £400m since 2010, the spending watchdog has found.
5 Mar 19Lone parents and renters are the most likely groups to fall into arrears since local authorities were given control of council tax relief, a think-tank has found.
5 Mar 19Residents in England face council tax increases of 4.5% in the coming year – the second highest increase in a decade, according to CIPFA analysis.
4 Mar 19Councils in England have spent £115m of money raised from property sales on funding redundancies, analysis has revealed.
4 Mar 19A £1.6bn fund aimed at spreading prosperity fairly across England has been dismissed as a “pathetically small sum” by the New Local Government Network think-tank, which called it a “token substitute...
1 Mar 19The transport secretary has announced he agreed a £33m deal to prevent legal action over Brexit ferry contract failures.
1 Mar 19NHS England wants to scrap “overly rigid” procurement laws, which it says can slow up the delivery of services.
1 Mar 19CIPFA has appointed a Northamptonshire commissioner as associate director of local government.
1 Mar 19MPs will receive an inflation-busting pay-rise in the coming year, it has been announced.
1 Mar 19Local government workers account for more than half of public sector workers who are paid less than the cost of living, a charity has found.
1 Mar 19The Ministry of Justice’s “botched contracting” of probation services will cost the taxpayer £467m.
28 Feb 19Welsh councils should ensure they take “early intervention” to stop more households falling into debt as they look to increase council tax next year, a think-tank has said.
28 Feb 19The UK should set up a development bank to fund long-term projects after leaving the European Union to stay a leading aid actor, an MP has urged.
28 Feb 19Taxpayers face more rail “hell” unless the government improves its governance of the rail sector, a group of MPs has warned.
28 Feb 19CIPFA will continue to provide secretariat support for charity accounting rules after being awarded the contract for a further three years.
28 Feb 19A warning has been sounded over Scotland’s public finances as new figures show tax revenues will be undermined by sluggish wage growth north of the border.
27 Feb 19Housing associations, councils and the mayor of London have called on the government to hand over £5.2bn to protect housing in the capital against the impact of a no deal Brexit.
27 Feb 19Local government and communities must be given more control over how post-Brexit regional funding is spent, a think-tank has urged.
26 Feb 19Communities will be “at the heart” of the government’s prevention green paper, the health secretary has said.
26 Feb 19Children’s services in England are at “breaking point” as funding has been slashed by nearly a third since 2010, charities have warned.
