Supporting evidence-based policymaking
Andrew Carter explains how new guidance will help councils decide what services should be prioritised in the wake of swinging cuts.
Recognition for council pair in Queen's Birthday Honours
10/06/2019 The leader and former chief executive of a district council have both received awards in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. |
New homelessness duties impacting half of district councils
02/11/2018 More than half of district councils have seen an increase in the number of people asking for help since the introduction of new homelessness legislation. |
Councils call for extension on time limit for all Right to Buy receipts
09/10/2018 District councils have urged the Government to extend the time limit for spending Right to Buy receipts for both existing and future receipts. |
Districts call for new homes bonus threshold to be scrapped
18/09/2018 The New Homes Bonus (NHB) baseline is punishing district councils for delivering more homes and should be scrapped, according to calls today. |
Ministers to 'super charge' LEP performance
24/07/2018 Ministers have published plans to ‘super charge’ the performance and accountability of Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) following a review. |
Javid backs single unitary council in Buckinghamshire
12/03/2018 Local government secretary Sajid Javid has backed a single unitary council for Buckinghamshire. |
Districts call for council tax limit increase
16/01/2018 Districts have called for the council tax cap to be increased so they can raise an extra £9m. |
This issue of Local Government News explores how councils can tackle modern slavery and trafficking in their supply chains, finds out more about Cambridge's first cohousing scheme and the launch of a new project to build a shared service pattern library for local government.
This issue also contains a special focus on children's services and how councils are protecting children following local safeguarding children boards being abolished.
