Breaking down England's fiscal devolution plans
David Phillips of the IFS tells LocalGov why England's regional finance reforms are modest by global comparison and what ministers still need to get right.
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. |
