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12 Apr 18
UK overseas aid will be diverted away from “governments who can afford to, yet choose not to, invest in their own people”, international development secretary Penny Mordaunt has said.
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12 Apr 18
An independent council-led inquiry into child sex abuse in Telford will begin, despite calls on central government to lead a probe.
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12 Apr 18
The Scottish Government has been warned that its ambition of creating a state-owned energy supplier is fraught with economic problems.
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12 Apr 18
Trade unions have accepted the local government pay offer, though a fresh dispute looms over an increase for council chief executives.
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12 Apr 18
The 147 English councils in the 100% business rates pilot will receive about £870m in extra funding this financial year, a think-tank has said today.
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11 Apr 18
The Welsh Government has raised the capital limit for social care residents to £40,000.
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11 Apr 18
The government has pledged to crack down on cybercrime and the ‘dark web’ with a £9m funding boost.
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10 Apr 18
More than two thirds of English counties have slower than average broadband speeds, the County Councils Network has found.
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10 Apr 18
Brexit could cause “irreparable harm” to devolution efforts, a think-tank has warned.
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10 Apr 18
Council-commissioned public health service workers will also benefit from an NHS pay rise, the government has confirmed.
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9 Apr 18
The local government employee 2% pay offer is now expected to go ahead, after Unison confirmed to PF it had finally accepted the proposed rise.
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9 Apr 18
Home secretary Amber Rudd has launched a £40m serious violence strategy following the recent spate of knife and gun crime that has affected London particularly.
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9 Apr 18
Two Suffolk district councils have halted plans to merge after the county council commissioned a review into a possible unitary authority.
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9 Apr 18
Eight out of ten NHS trusts believe current regulation lacks clarity and direction, according to an NHS Providers survey.
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9 Apr 18
The ‘sugar tax’, which aims to reduce the sugar content in soft drinks, was rolled out last week.
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6 Apr 18
Charities and umbrella groups have raised concerns over cash-strapped councils’ ability to fulfil their duties under homelessness legislation brought in this week.
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5 Apr 18
The government must act “urgently” to replace the £500m a year EU fund that supports employment in the UK, a group of MPs has warned.
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5 Apr 18
The need for Scottish councils to find savings is “increasingly critical” against a backdrop of reduced funding and rising demand for services, the Scotland’s public spending watchdog has said.
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5 Apr 18
The government has underestimated the number of Sure Start centre closures in England by half, the Sutton Trust has claimed in research released today.
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5 Apr 18
The UK is giving another £3m to countries in Africa and Asia to tackle the threat of landmines.
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4 Apr 18
A government fund will be set up to pay the costs of children’s funerals, the prime minister has announced.
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3 Apr 18
The governance, accountability and financial management of academy trusts running schools in England “fall short”, the Public Accounts Committee has said.
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3 Apr 18
The impact of a no-deal Brexit on migration and productivity would cause more damage to the Scottish economy in the long term than the immediate shock to trade, according to the Scottish Government’s...
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3 Apr 18
The average council tax bill in England in 2018-19 will rise by 5.1% compared to the last financial year, the government has announced.
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30 Mar 18
Northamptonshire County Council is to use just about all of its reserves in a “last resort” attempt to balance the budget this financial year.
12 Apr 18UK overseas aid will be diverted away from “governments who can afford to, yet choose not to, invest in their own people”, international development secretary Penny Mordaunt has said.
12 Apr 18An independent council-led inquiry into child sex abuse in Telford will begin, despite calls on central government to lead a probe.
12 Apr 18The Scottish Government has been warned that its ambition of creating a state-owned energy supplier is fraught with economic problems.
12 Apr 18Trade unions have accepted the local government pay offer, though a fresh dispute looms over an increase for council chief executives.
12 Apr 18The 147 English councils in the 100% business rates pilot will receive about £870m in extra funding this financial year, a think-tank has said today.
11 Apr 18The Welsh Government has raised the capital limit for social care residents to £40,000.
11 Apr 18The government has pledged to crack down on cybercrime and the ‘dark web’ with a £9m funding boost.
10 Apr 18More than two thirds of English counties have slower than average broadband speeds, the County Councils Network has found.
10 Apr 18Brexit could cause “irreparable harm” to devolution efforts, a think-tank has warned.
10 Apr 18Council-commissioned public health service workers will also benefit from an NHS pay rise, the government has confirmed.
9 Apr 18The local government employee 2% pay offer is now expected to go ahead, after Unison confirmed to PF it had finally accepted the proposed rise.
9 Apr 18Home secretary Amber Rudd has launched a £40m serious violence strategy following the recent spate of knife and gun crime that has affected London particularly.
9 Apr 18Two Suffolk district councils have halted plans to merge after the county council commissioned a review into a possible unitary authority.
9 Apr 18Eight out of ten NHS trusts believe current regulation lacks clarity and direction, according to an NHS Providers survey.
9 Apr 18The ‘sugar tax’, which aims to reduce the sugar content in soft drinks, was rolled out last week.
6 Apr 18Charities and umbrella groups have raised concerns over cash-strapped councils’ ability to fulfil their duties under homelessness legislation brought in this week.
5 Apr 18The government must act “urgently” to replace the £500m a year EU fund that supports employment in the UK, a group of MPs has warned.
5 Apr 18The need for Scottish councils to find savings is “increasingly critical” against a backdrop of reduced funding and rising demand for services, the Scotland’s public spending watchdog has said.
5 Apr 18The government has underestimated the number of Sure Start centre closures in England by half, the Sutton Trust has claimed in research released today.
5 Apr 18The UK is giving another £3m to countries in Africa and Asia to tackle the threat of landmines.
4 Apr 18A government fund will be set up to pay the costs of children’s funerals, the prime minister has announced.
3 Apr 18The governance, accountability and financial management of academy trusts running schools in England “fall short”, the Public Accounts Committee has said.
3 Apr 18The impact of a no-deal Brexit on migration and productivity would cause more damage to the Scottish economy in the long term than the immediate shock to trade, according to the Scottish Government’s...
3 Apr 18The average council tax bill in England in 2018-19 will rise by 5.1% compared to the last financial year, the government has announced.
30 Mar 18Northamptonshire County Council is to use just about all of its reserves in a “last resort” attempt to balance the budget this financial year.
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