Pothole Claims: What Councils Need to Know
Councils face growing pothole claims. Georgia Milton of DWF highlights how strong inspections and AI tools can help balance legal duties, budgets and safety.
Investment in home improvements could create £10bn boost
23/08/2023 The Government could create a £10bn annual economic boost by spending a ‘tiny fraction’ of housing funding recently returned to the Treasury on improving the nation’s homes, according to a new report. |
Abolition of social care levy survives Budget bonfire
17/10/2022 The abolition of the health and care levy is now the only major part of the discredited mini-Budget to survive after new Chancellor Jeremy Hunt today junked most of the other tax cuts in a dramatic announcement. |
Spring statement: Sunak to tackle cost of living pressures
23/03/2022 Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to tackle increasing pressure on household budgets when he makes his Spring Statement today. |
Government set to hike NI to pay for care and health
03/09/2021 Government is set to plough ahead with plans to raise national insurance to fund health and social, with an announcement expected next week. |
Treasury launches consultation for business rates revaluations every three years
30/06/2021 Business rates revaluations could take place more frequently to better reflect changing economic conditions under proposals unveiled by the Government. |
New £26m fund to help councils migrate to Local Land Charges Register
10/05/2021 The Treasury has created a new £26m fund to help councils migrate their local land charges service to HM Land Registry. |
Levelling up fund faces legal challenge
06/04/2021 The Government could face legal action over its ‘troublingly opaque’ allocation of the Levelling Up Fund. |
Budget 2021: Sunak warns of pain to come
03/03/2021 Chancellor Rishi Sunak has unveiled a budget to protect ‘livelihood and jobs’ – with a warning of public finance pain to come. |
BUDGET 2021: Sunak's lifeline for workers and business
03/03/2021 Rishi Sunak’s Budget is expected to provide a lifeline for workers as the furlough scheme is extended to September while the universal credit £20 uplift could also be prolonged for six months. |
Sunak unveils a Spending Review for jobs, public services and infrastructure
25/11/2020 Chancellor Rishi Sunak has unveiled a £4bn levelling up fund as part of a Spending Review which he claimed offered ‘huge investment’ in jobs, public services and infrastructure. |
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Sunak to re-write Green Book to level up the North
23/11/2020 Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to announce plans to re-write the Green Book in the spending review this week, as part of the Government’s commitment to levelling up. |
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Chancellor announces new support package for businesses
22/10/2020 The chancellor Rishi Sunak has increased support for workers and jobs hit by tougher COVID-19 restrictions following a barrage of protests from businesses, particularly those in Tier 2 areas. |
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OBR issues warning on soaring care and council costs
14/07/2020 Soaring costs for adult social care along with indebted local authorities struggling to balance their budgets post-virus are among the key risks to the Government's spending plans warns the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) today. |
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Chancellor confirms £2bn jobs scheme for young people
08/07/2020 Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a £2bn ‘kickstart scheme’ for jobs to prevent an entire generation of young people being ‘left behind’. |
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Chancellor unveils his three-part plan for jobs
08/07/2020 Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced the next phase of his plan to ‘protect, support and retain’ jobs in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic. |
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Javid urges reorganisation and devolution post-COVID
23/06/2020 Council tax reform and local government reorganisation should both play a part in the post COVID economic recovery, former communities secretary Sajid Javid has said. |
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Ministers in Leeds to thrash out devo deal
28/01/2020 The West Yorkshire Combined Authority is meeting with ministers today to start thrashing out a devolution deal for the Leeds City Region. |
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Chancellor announces fast-tracked Spending Review
09/08/2019 The Government will rush through a one-year Spending Round to help prepare for Brexit. |
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Treasury moves to ban six-figure ‘golden goodbyes’ in local government
10/04/2019 The Government has launched a consultation into ending six-figure ‘golden goodbyes’ for public sector staff. |
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Council chiefs warn Treasury against ‘blocking’ plans to fight gambling addiction
24/04/2018 Local authority leaders have warned the Treasury not to ‘block’ plans to reduce the maximum stakes offered by betting machines, arguing it will ‘hinder’ efforts to tackle problem gambling. |
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Government looks to 'streamline' lending to local authorities
12/05/2016 The Government has pledged to modernise lending to local authorities, and has begun consultation on transferring the powers of the Public Works Loan Board (PWLB) to the Treasury. |
