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.
Social care demand strategies criticised
27/03/2017 Poor support and rapid hospital discharge processes for adult social care could be costing councils more in the long-term, new analysis reveals. |
Call for closer working between Shropshire and Telford councils
27/02/2017 Plans by the opposition Conservative group in Telford & Wrekin to work more closely with Shropshire Council have been put forward. |
Extremism funding a concern for Casey
10/01/2017 Extremism tsar Dame Louise Casey has admitted she is concerned about funding levels in key areas but believes the ‘money isn’t going to come back’. |
Cardiff Christmas tree plans come up short
28/11/2016 Plans for a Christmas in Cardiff have come up short when the council ordered a tree in the wrong size due to a misunderstanding over measurements. |
Govt gets behind council parking charges legislation
28/11/2016 A Private Member’s Bill has been put forward to assist councils with cutting parking charges – and ensuring they consult when seeking to raise them. |
Reading BC to sign off further £10.5m in cuts
28/11/2016 Reading BC is set to sign off another £10.5m in efficiency savings as the local authority aims to fill a £42m funding gap. |
Council get behind Jaguar growth plans
28/11/2016 Coventry City Council has got behind plans for local firm Jaguar Land Rover to develop electric vehicles in the area. |
Council teaches health and safety to Swansea children
28/11/2016 Children in Swansea have been given special interactive presentations on health and safety by the local authority. |
Audit of Northampton Town loan to be revealed by council
18/11/2016 Northampton BC has announced that it will receive a report from auditors PWC into a loan to Northampton Town Football Club at a special meeting next Monday. |
Vaping products included in tobacco council survey
18/11/2016 E-cigarettes and products associated with vaping have been included in a survey of the activity of council trading standards teams for the first time. |
NHS Providers: Additional funding required for local social care services
18/11/2016 Additional local social care funding is vital if the NHS is to have a sustainable financial future without longer waiting times, NHS Providers say. |
PAC: Whitehall ‘complacent’ over council commercial ventures
18/11/2016 Central government ‘must do more’ to understand local authority finances and their impact on taxpayers, Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee has claimed. |
NHS savings plans not realistic, claims CIPFA
18/11/2016 Cash-saving strategies under the NHS Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STPs) do not have enough detail to prove problems will be tackled, says CIPFA. |
New £20m council funding pot for homelessness prevention
18/10/2016 Local authorities are to receive £20m for a new homeless prevention strategy to pilot initiatives on the issue, the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has announced. |
Finalists for Britain’s best high street announced
18/10/2016 Twenty-seven high streets are finalists in the Great British High Street competition, the Department for Communities and Local Government has announced. |
Council ‘divide’ across UK
18/10/2016 Local authorities across the UK are increasingly divided into the ‘haves and the have nots’, according to a new report. |
Report reveals Welsh community safety issues
18/10/2016 Community safety in Wales is being undermined by new responsibilities and working arrangements, according to a new report. |
Data reveals council-run schools performing better than academies
18/10/2016 Almost half a million pupils are in academies deemed inadequate or require improvement since converting from council-run schools, according to council chiefs. |
Newcastle to refund 5,100 PCNs over bus lane signage lighting issue
17/10/2016 Insufficient lighting in a bus lane in Newcastle has resulted in the council refunding potentially 5,100 penalty charge notices, the local authority has announced. |
King’s Fund: Mental health services ‘under threat’
17/10/2016 Increased funding for mental health services has not been provided across the country, and services are ‘under threat’, according to a new report by The King’s Fund. |
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.
