Democracy under threat: Elections Bill’s risk to people with additional needs
Dr Mark Brookes discusses why measures to introduce voter ID could affect voter participation for those with learning disabilities.
Brighton & Hove raises concerns over support for asylum-seeking children
30/07/2021 The council said they had less than 24 hours’ notice before the Home Office placed a number of children in a hotel in the city. |
District cancels 700 court summonses
28/07/2021 Harborough DC has apologised to residents after issuing hundreds of court summonses for unpaid council tax in error. |
Reserves used to meet ‘avalanche of need’
14/07/2021 A third of councils have resorted to using reserves to meet adult social care overspends, an extensive survey has found. |
Right to Buy-back fund launched
13/07/2021 London boroughs are to receive funding to purchase former council homes on the private market. |
Levelling up funds risk 'amplifying regional inequalities'
01/07/2021 A new report from the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) is critical of the current approach of bidding for pots of money. |
Eight councils to undergo independent financial reviews
01/07/2021 Eight councils granted ‘exceptional support’ from the Government are to undergo independent reviews of their finances. |
Self-isolation payments 'failing' workers
21/06/2021 Two out of three people applying for self-isolation payments are being rejected, according to new research. |
Councils urged to 'sharpen commercial edge'
15/06/2021 A new report has argued that allowing councils to sharpen their commercial edge will ‘unlock immense latent place potential’ and help ‘galvanise recovery’. |
Call for powers to use empty properties for homeless families
07/06/2021 The Local Government Association (LGA) wants more powers to make use of empty properties to provide accommodation for homeless people. |
Councils to set priorities for First Homes scheme
04/06/2021 Councils will be able to set a ‘local connection test’ to give priority to people such as key workers. |
Council tax collection deficit hits £500m
27/05/2021 Councils will need ‘additional help from taxpayers’ to balance their books, the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy has warned. |
Queen's Speech: Levelling up takes centre stage
11/05/2021 The Government’s levelling up agenda was at the forefront of today’s Queen’s Speech, but the role councils will play remains uncertain. |
‘Wholesale improvements’ required at Slough
10/05/2021 External auditors have issued a scathing report on financial management at Slough BC. |
Levelling up needs long-term approach, says report
10/05/2021 A shake-up of local government funding is required to achieve a levelling up of the country, a new report has concluded. |
Lambeth to reimburse £27m of water bills
06/05/2021 The decision follows years of legal wrangling over charges collected on behalf of Thames Water. |
Unions reject councils’ pay offer
26/04/2021 Scottish members of two trade unions have voted to reject a pay offer from councils, raising the prospect of strike action. |
Watchdog urges 'revaluation' of councils' role
22/04/2021 The ‘role and value’ of councils in Wales should be revaluated in face of rising demand and financial pressures, according to a new report. |
Social care reform depends on market overhaul
15/04/2021 Social care reform will ‘fail’ without addressing weaknesses in the provider market, a think-tank has warned. |
Discrimination twice as high among ethnic minorities in local services
12/04/2021 People from ethnic minority backgrounds are twice as likely to face discrimination when using local services, new research has suggested. |
Labour council pressed to insource service
12/04/2021 Neath Port Talbot CBC has been urged to bring its leisure services under direct control as it searches for a new operator. |
This issue of Public Property examines how how flexible workspaces can lead the way in regeneration for local authorities, Why local authority intervention is key to successful urban regeneration schemes and if the Government’s challenge of embracing beauty is an opportunity for communities.
The March issue also takes a closer look at Blackburn with Darwen Council's first digital health hub to help people gain control over health and care services.
