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22 Mar 18
The Welsh Government plans to reduce the number of councils in the country from 22 to ten, a green paper released this week has revealed.
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22 Mar 18
Scotland needs a distinctive approach to taxation if it is to fulfil its ambitions as a nation, according to finance secretary Derek Mackay.
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22 Mar 18
Jeremy Hunt has promised an upcoming green paper will “jump start” a debate with the public about how social care should be funded in the future.
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22 Mar 18
Revenue from council tax and business rates in England will not keep pace with a growing social care need – and the funding gap is likely to significantly increase, the Institute for Fiscal Studies...
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21 Mar 18
Mayors have expressed their frustration at a lack of dialogue between central and local government in Brexit negotiations, at a select committee hearing.
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21 Mar 18
Schools in disadvantaged areas are to receive a £26m funding boost to provide children with a free school breakfast, the government has announced.
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21 Mar 18
Unions, NHS employers and the government have agreed on a proposed pay rise of 6.5% for 1.3 million health workers in England.
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21 Mar 18
Government investment in new-build homes in England has plummeted while spending on housing benefit has soared, according to the Chartered Institute of Housing.
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20 Mar 18
Local government secretary Sajid Javid has ordered an independent review after mistakes were made by his department when calculating business rates retention levels.
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20 Mar 18
Council tax should be scrapped and replaced with a charge calculated using more up-to-date home values, a Resolution Foundation report out today has said.
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19 Mar 18
A group of MPs has told the government to “get its act together” regarding the governance of public-private partnerships set up to boost local economies.
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19 Mar 18
Collapsed public services and construction contractor Carillion paid £6.4m to business advisers the day before it asked taxpayers for a £10m bailout.
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19 Mar 18
More than 60% of primary and secondary schools in England overspent their income in 2016-17, research from a think-tank has revealed.
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19 Mar 18
The Ministry of Defence has announced it will give £48m of extra funding for a new chemical weapons defence centre at Porton Down.
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16 Mar 18
Transport for London expects to make its first operating surplus by 2021-22, its draft budget for 2018-19 has forecast.
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16 Mar 18
Adrian Crompton has been named as the next auditor general for Wales following approval by Welsh Assembly members.
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16 Mar 18
Northamptonshire County Council has accepted the findings of a government-commissioned report that it should be split up and two new unitary councils created.
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16 Mar 18
Social care and health could benefit from a £14bn boost if an increased proportion of government cash was funnelled towards it, CIPFA has said.
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16 Mar 18
Some of the main domestic Whitehall departments have lost out on money allocated by the Treasury to help with Brexit preparations.
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15 Mar 18
District councils in Buckinghamshire have responded angrily to government plans to abolish them.
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15 Mar 18
Northamptonshire County Council should get a “new start” by being split into two separate councils following financial mismanagement, a government-commissioned inspection has said today.
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15 Mar 18
Scotland’s economic future depends on the factors underlying its weak productivity growth, according to the independent economic forecaster.
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15 Mar 18
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is planning to consult on a statutory override to aspects of a new accounting rule intended to improve the financial reporting of investments.
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14 Mar 18
The government will find it hard to increase spending on public services even if it wishes to do so, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned after yesterday’s Spring Statement.
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14 Mar 18
A deal that could have ended the strikes over university staff pensions collapsed in less than a day.
22 Mar 18The Welsh Government plans to reduce the number of councils in the country from 22 to ten, a green paper released this week has revealed.
22 Mar 18Scotland needs a distinctive approach to taxation if it is to fulfil its ambitions as a nation, according to finance secretary Derek Mackay.
22 Mar 18Jeremy Hunt has promised an upcoming green paper will “jump start” a debate with the public about how social care should be funded in the future.
22 Mar 18Revenue from council tax and business rates in England will not keep pace with a growing social care need – and the funding gap is likely to significantly increase, the Institute for Fiscal Studies...
21 Mar 18Mayors have expressed their frustration at a lack of dialogue between central and local government in Brexit negotiations, at a select committee hearing.
21 Mar 18Schools in disadvantaged areas are to receive a £26m funding boost to provide children with a free school breakfast, the government has announced.
21 Mar 18Unions, NHS employers and the government have agreed on a proposed pay rise of 6.5% for 1.3 million health workers in England.
21 Mar 18Government investment in new-build homes in England has plummeted while spending on housing benefit has soared, according to the Chartered Institute of Housing.
20 Mar 18Local government secretary Sajid Javid has ordered an independent review after mistakes were made by his department when calculating business rates retention levels.
20 Mar 18Council tax should be scrapped and replaced with a charge calculated using more up-to-date home values, a Resolution Foundation report out today has said.
19 Mar 18A group of MPs has told the government to “get its act together” regarding the governance of public-private partnerships set up to boost local economies.
19 Mar 18Collapsed public services and construction contractor Carillion paid £6.4m to business advisers the day before it asked taxpayers for a £10m bailout.
19 Mar 18More than 60% of primary and secondary schools in England overspent their income in 2016-17, research from a think-tank has revealed.
19 Mar 18The Ministry of Defence has announced it will give £48m of extra funding for a new chemical weapons defence centre at Porton Down.
16 Mar 18Transport for London expects to make its first operating surplus by 2021-22, its draft budget for 2018-19 has forecast.
16 Mar 18Adrian Crompton has been named as the next auditor general for Wales following approval by Welsh Assembly members.
16 Mar 18Northamptonshire County Council has accepted the findings of a government-commissioned report that it should be split up and two new unitary councils created.
16 Mar 18Social care and health could benefit from a £14bn boost if an increased proportion of government cash was funnelled towards it, CIPFA has said.
16 Mar 18Some of the main domestic Whitehall departments have lost out on money allocated by the Treasury to help with Brexit preparations.
15 Mar 18District councils in Buckinghamshire have responded angrily to government plans to abolish them.
15 Mar 18Northamptonshire County Council should get a “new start” by being split into two separate councils following financial mismanagement, a government-commissioned inspection has said today.
15 Mar 18Scotland’s economic future depends on the factors underlying its weak productivity growth, according to the independent economic forecaster.
15 Mar 18The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is planning to consult on a statutory override to aspects of a new accounting rule intended to improve the financial reporting of investments.
14 Mar 18The government will find it hard to increase spending on public services even if it wishes to do so, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned after yesterday’s Spring Statement.
14 Mar 18A deal that could have ended the strikes over university staff pensions collapsed in less than a day.
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