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24 Jan 20
Nearly three-quarters of people in England and Wales think arresting people for sleeping rough is a waste of police time, a survey has found.
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24 Jan 20
Local authority leisure services are in desperate need of investment with nearly a quarter now almost 20 years old, council leaders have said.
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24 Jan 20
UK public sector borrowing was less than expected in December 2019, official figures have shown.
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23 Jan 20
Local government employers have been accused by trade unions of delaying pay talks.
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23 Jan 20
Delays and cost increases to the HS2 rail line are a result of the government underestimating the “complexity and risk” of the project, a damning watchdog report has said.
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23 Jan 20
The Home Office has unveiled a £1.1bn funding package for policing in 2020-21 but has been criticised for “unsustainable, short-term thinking”.
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23 Jan 20
Less than a fifth of UK councils think they have adequate power and resources to improve air quality in their area, a think-tank survey has found.
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22 Jan 20
Serious concerns have been raised over the financial sustainability of Highland Council after auditors warned the authority faces “significant risk” in delivering the change needed to bridge a budget...
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22 Jan 20
The updated code of audit practice will require auditors of local public bodies to provide “narrative-style” commentary, the public spending watchdog has announced.
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21 Jan 20
The government will no longer use foreign aid to fund the global coal industry, prime minister Boris Johnson has announced.
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21 Jan 20
Local authority spending on youth services in England and Wales has fallen by 70% since 2010, a charity has found.
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21 Jan 20
Local authorities have until March to publish data on building owners that fail to act on unsafe properties, the housing secretary has announced.
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20 Jan 20
A taskforce has been set up to tackle “waste crime” such as dumping hazardous materials on private land and false labelling so waste can be exported.
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20 Jan 20
The cost of the HS2 high-speed rail project could increase to £106bn, a leaked government report has said.
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17 Jan 20
The government’s funding package to replace EU regional development funds needs to be at least £1.8bn a year, according to an umbrella group.
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17 Jan 20
Lancashire County Council will become the first local authority to borrow from the UK Municipal Bonds Agency, five years after it was created.
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17 Jan 20
There are still 91 social housing buildings covered in Grenfell-style ACM cladding over two years after the tragedy, official figures have shown.
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17 Jan 20
The UK government’s funding package for Northern Ireland will leave the country in an “austerity trap”, its finance minister has claimed.
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17 Jan 20
A Ministry of Justice civil servant has been jailed for a “sophisticated” fraud worth £1.7m.
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16 Jan 20
Business rates avoidance in England costs councils an estimated £250m each year as firms exploit loopholes to get out of payments, the Local Government Association has found.
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16 Jan 20
Political leaders in South Yorkshire have agreed to work towards a devolution deal after two years of deadlock.
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16 Jan 20
Two hospitals built by the failed outsourcing giant Carillion will be completed up to five years late, while the total costs of building have nearly doubled, the public spending watchdog has said.
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15 Jan 20
There is no “viable replacement” for the NHS’s four-hour A&E target, a clinicians’ organisation has warned, following suggestions from the health secretary that the standard could be scrapped.
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15 Jan 20
The Scottish government has no plan in place to measure the long-term success of a £5.2bn city deals programme, auditors have said.
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15 Jan 20
Two years on from the collapse of outsourcing giant Carillion, Unite, the UK’s biggest union, has accused the government of failing to act on weaknesses in the UK audit system.
24 Jan 20Nearly three-quarters of people in England and Wales think arresting people for sleeping rough is a waste of police time, a survey has found.
24 Jan 20Local authority leisure services are in desperate need of investment with nearly a quarter now almost 20 years old, council leaders have said.
24 Jan 20UK public sector borrowing was less than expected in December 2019, official figures have shown.
23 Jan 20Local government employers have been accused by trade unions of delaying pay talks.
23 Jan 20Delays and cost increases to the HS2 rail line are a result of the government underestimating the “complexity and risk” of the project, a damning watchdog report has said.
23 Jan 20The Home Office has unveiled a £1.1bn funding package for policing in 2020-21 but has been criticised for “unsustainable, short-term thinking”.
23 Jan 20Less than a fifth of UK councils think they have adequate power and resources to improve air quality in their area, a think-tank survey has found.
22 Jan 20Serious concerns have been raised over the financial sustainability of Highland Council after auditors warned the authority faces “significant risk” in delivering the change needed to bridge a budget...
22 Jan 20The updated code of audit practice will require auditors of local public bodies to provide “narrative-style” commentary, the public spending watchdog has announced.
21 Jan 20The government will no longer use foreign aid to fund the global coal industry, prime minister Boris Johnson has announced.
21 Jan 20Local authority spending on youth services in England and Wales has fallen by 70% since 2010, a charity has found.
21 Jan 20Local authorities have until March to publish data on building owners that fail to act on unsafe properties, the housing secretary has announced.
20 Jan 20A taskforce has been set up to tackle “waste crime” such as dumping hazardous materials on private land and false labelling so waste can be exported.
20 Jan 20The cost of the HS2 high-speed rail project could increase to £106bn, a leaked government report has said.
17 Jan 20The government’s funding package to replace EU regional development funds needs to be at least £1.8bn a year, according to an umbrella group.
17 Jan 20Lancashire County Council will become the first local authority to borrow from the UK Municipal Bonds Agency, five years after it was created.
17 Jan 20There are still 91 social housing buildings covered in Grenfell-style ACM cladding over two years after the tragedy, official figures have shown.
17 Jan 20The UK government’s funding package for Northern Ireland will leave the country in an “austerity trap”, its finance minister has claimed.
17 Jan 20A Ministry of Justice civil servant has been jailed for a “sophisticated” fraud worth £1.7m.
16 Jan 20Business rates avoidance in England costs councils an estimated £250m each year as firms exploit loopholes to get out of payments, the Local Government Association has found.
16 Jan 20Political leaders in South Yorkshire have agreed to work towards a devolution deal after two years of deadlock.
16 Jan 20Two hospitals built by the failed outsourcing giant Carillion will be completed up to five years late, while the total costs of building have nearly doubled, the public spending watchdog has said.
15 Jan 20There is no “viable replacement” for the NHS’s four-hour A&E target, a clinicians’ organisation has warned, following suggestions from the health secretary that the standard could be scrapped.
15 Jan 20The Scottish government has no plan in place to measure the long-term success of a £5.2bn city deals programme, auditors have said.
15 Jan 20Two years on from the collapse of outsourcing giant Carillion, Unite, the UK’s biggest union, has accused the government of failing to act on weaknesses in the UK audit system.
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