10 ways councils are making budgets go further
Discover 10 ways councils are stretching budgets further, from digital transformation and energy efficiency to community partnerships and data-driven decision-making.
Council leaders call for urgent reform of business rates appeal system
19/05/2016 Councils have been forced to set aside at least £1.75bn to cover the cost of business rate appeals, the Local Government Association has warned. |
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Queen's Speech 2016: MPs to reassert power over peers
18/05/2016 The power of MPs in the House of Commons could be strengthened under plans announced in today’s Queen’s Speech. |
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Queen's Speech 2016: Councils face fresh demands under ‘care covenant’
18/05/2016 Proposals to speed up child adoption and raise council support for young people were outlined in the Queen’s Speech today. |
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Queen's Speech 2016: Elected mayors to get power over buses
18/05/2016 The much-anticipated buses bill will limit powers to franchise services to areas with directly elected mayors while legislation will be introduced to facilitate the use of autonomous and electric vehicles. |
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Queen's Speech 2016: Crack down on extremists working with vulnerable groups
18/05/2016 Councils will be given the power to stop extremists from working with children or vulnerable people, under tough new measures unveiled today in the Queen's speech. |
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Queen's Speech 2016: New rules to speed up planning process
18/05/2016 Local authorities will only be allowed to impose pre-commencement planning conditions if they are deemed 'absolutely necessary'. |
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Queen's Speech 2016: Education Bill could lead to 'backdoor academisation'
18/05/2016 A new Bill unveiled in the Queen’s speech today will legislate for the academisation of all maintained schools. |
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Queen's Speech 2016: A legislative programme with local government at its heart
18/05/2016 The Government has vowed to strengthen life chances and continue to bring public spending under control as it revealed a legislative programme with local government at its heart. |
