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3 Aug 18
Online retail giant Amazon’s UK tax bill reduced last year despite higher profits, which has been called “shameful and wrong” by a union head.
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3 Aug 18
Rents in England have risen 60% faster than wages since 2011, a housing charity has said.
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2 Aug 18
Modern slavery costs the UK up to £4.3bn every year, government analysis has revealed.
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2 Aug 18
Councils face a race against the clock to prepare for Brexit, the chair of CIPFA’s Brexit Advisory Commission for Public Services has told PF.
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2 Aug 18
Northamptonshire Council has proposed “radical service reductions” in areas including care for vulnerable people as a response to its second 114 notice.
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1 Aug 18
The cost of the Scottish Government’s flagship free personal care policy has topped £500m for the first time, reflecting the trend towards looking after older people in their own homes.
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1 Aug 18
Local authority borrowing from the Public Works Loan Board has reached a seven-year high as cash-strapped councils increasingly invest in capital projects.
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31 Jul 18
The government must update its devolution policy for when the UK leaves the EU in March next year, MPs have warned.
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31 Jul 18
Northern Rail “chaos” has cost businesses in the North £38m so far, a report has claimed.
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31 Jul 18
Over 40s should pay an annual tax premium to plug the social care sector’s funding gap, council leaders have argued.
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31 Jul 18
The government will later this year launch a set of common standards for counter-fraud professionals working in Whitehall.
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31 Jul 18
More of the money donated to international charities – including from governments around the world - should go towards making it easier to whistleblow against charity sector abuse.
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30 Jul 18
Children of parents with mental health problems are more likely to use health services, Health Foundation research has found.
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30 Jul 18
Local government must transform, innovate and work together to cope with the pressures of increased need for services with less central funding, according to two major accounting bodies.
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30 Jul 18
Funding for youth crime prevention will be doubled after a rise in incidents involving knives, the government has announced.
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30 Jul 18
Councils and other government bodies are “over-zealous” and “uncompromising” in the way they pursue financially vulnerable people over unpaid debt, MPs have said.
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30 Jul 18
It would take more than £9bn over 14 years for councils to clear the current local road repairs backlog, council leaders have warned.
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27 Jul 18
Councils should take action to protect small- and medium-sized businesses in their construction supply chains, according to a trade association.
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27 Jul 18
Funding cuts have stunted the ability of councils to respond to heatwaves that threaten a dramatic rise in deaths among the elderly, say MPs.
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27 Jul 18
Contracts between probation services and private companies are to be cut short just three years after rehabilitation services were outsourced.
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27 Jul 18
A cap on social care must be fully costed to avoid pushing councils closer to “the brink of collapse”, county council leaders have said.
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27 Jul 18
The government will give local enterprise partnerships a £20m injection to supercharge economic growth, it has been announced.
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26 Jul 18
The government will cover the £153m cost of negative revenue support grant next year, it has been revealed.
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26 Jul 18
Cuts to legal aid in England and Wales risks “tarnishing” the wider criminal justice system, MPs have warned.
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26 Jul 18
Council leaders have praised the government’s “positive” u-turn on the definition of affordable housing but said it was “hugely disappointing” that local authorities would be punished for low build...
3 Aug 18Online retail giant Amazon’s UK tax bill reduced last year despite higher profits, which has been called “shameful and wrong” by a union head.
3 Aug 18Rents in England have risen 60% faster than wages since 2011, a housing charity has said.
2 Aug 18Modern slavery costs the UK up to £4.3bn every year, government analysis has revealed.
2 Aug 18Councils face a race against the clock to prepare for Brexit, the chair of CIPFA’s Brexit Advisory Commission for Public Services has told PF.
2 Aug 18Northamptonshire Council has proposed “radical service reductions” in areas including care for vulnerable people as a response to its second 114 notice.
1 Aug 18The cost of the Scottish Government’s flagship free personal care policy has topped £500m for the first time, reflecting the trend towards looking after older people in their own homes.
1 Aug 18Local authority borrowing from the Public Works Loan Board has reached a seven-year high as cash-strapped councils increasingly invest in capital projects.
31 Jul 18The government must update its devolution policy for when the UK leaves the EU in March next year, MPs have warned.
31 Jul 18Northern Rail “chaos” has cost businesses in the North £38m so far, a report has claimed.
31 Jul 18Over 40s should pay an annual tax premium to plug the social care sector’s funding gap, council leaders have argued.
31 Jul 18The government will later this year launch a set of common standards for counter-fraud professionals working in Whitehall.
31 Jul 18More of the money donated to international charities – including from governments around the world - should go towards making it easier to whistleblow against charity sector abuse.
30 Jul 18Children of parents with mental health problems are more likely to use health services, Health Foundation research has found.
30 Jul 18Local government must transform, innovate and work together to cope with the pressures of increased need for services with less central funding, according to two major accounting bodies.
30 Jul 18Funding for youth crime prevention will be doubled after a rise in incidents involving knives, the government has announced.
30 Jul 18Councils and other government bodies are “over-zealous” and “uncompromising” in the way they pursue financially vulnerable people over unpaid debt, MPs have said.
30 Jul 18It would take more than £9bn over 14 years for councils to clear the current local road repairs backlog, council leaders have warned.
27 Jul 18Councils should take action to protect small- and medium-sized businesses in their construction supply chains, according to a trade association.
27 Jul 18Funding cuts have stunted the ability of councils to respond to heatwaves that threaten a dramatic rise in deaths among the elderly, say MPs.
27 Jul 18Contracts between probation services and private companies are to be cut short just three years after rehabilitation services were outsourced.
27 Jul 18A cap on social care must be fully costed to avoid pushing councils closer to “the brink of collapse”, county council leaders have said.
27 Jul 18The government will give local enterprise partnerships a £20m injection to supercharge economic growth, it has been announced.
26 Jul 18The government will cover the £153m cost of negative revenue support grant next year, it has been revealed.
26 Jul 18Cuts to legal aid in England and Wales risks “tarnishing” the wider criminal justice system, MPs have warned.
26 Jul 18Council leaders have praised the government’s “positive” u-turn on the definition of affordable housing but said it was “hugely disappointing” that local authorities would be punished for low build...
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