Councils click into the future of planning
In town halls across the country, planning officers are racing to update their Local Plans — but this time, the process looks very different.
Knowsley named Local Authority of the Year
21/06/2024 Knowsley MBC has been named Local Authority of the Year in The MJ’s coveted annual awards. |
Nationwide local government recruitment campaign planned
29/04/2024 Ministers have agreed to fund the roll-out of a national publicity campaign promoting the attractions of working for local government. |
Blow to council hopes for cash boost
23/04/2024 The prospect of extra cash for councils has faded further with the latest public finance figures showing the UK borrowed more than expected last month. |
Manchester leads list for local government in New Year honours
02/01/2024 The chief executives of both Manchester City Council and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority have been recognised in the New Year Honours List. |
Fund to go to town centre 'champions'
19/12/2023 New guidance for the government’s £1.1bn ‘long term plan for towns’ has confirmed the boards in charge of spending the cash should be led by a local independent chair who will act as a ‘champion’ for the town. |
Autumn Statement: Unprotected departments face further cuts
22/11/2023 So-called ‘unprotected’ Whitehall departments face further budget tightening despite a pledge in the Autumn Statement to increase public sector productivity. |
Spending settlement is 'no longer enough', says CIPFA
17/10/2022 The scale of the Government’s challenge to curb spending against a backdrop of soaring demand has been laid bare by a report examining key public services. |
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. |
ONS: Public sector pay 'lags behind' private sector
16/08/2022 Public sector pay rises continue to lag well behind the private sector according to latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). |
Inflation set to wipe out 40% of public spending growth
10/08/2022 Higher inflation is set to wipe out 40% of the planned growth in public sector funding over the next three years leading to a £44bn shortfall, according to a study by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS). |
Four in 10 trust councils, survey finds
13/07/2022 Just four out of 10 UK residents trust local government compared to 80% who trust the NHS, according to an inaugural survey of attitudes to public services. |
North-South self-funding split revealed
07/07/2022 The South East has the highest proportion of self-funders in community care services and the North East the lowest, according to the Office for National Statistics. |
Greg Clark to return as local government secretary
06/07/2022 Former local government secretary Greg Clark has been appointed to replace sacked levelling up secretary Michael Gove. |
Scots councils face four years of cuts
01/06/2022 Scottish councils face four years of cuts under Spending Review plans outlined by Scotland’s finance minister Kate Forbes. |
Queen's Speech: Levelling up bill unveiled for planning reform
10/05/2022 The Queen’s Speech has confirmed a levelling up Bill will include legislation on planning and regeneration reform. |
IFS reveals scope of Universal Credit
08/11/2021 Budget changes to Universal Credit mean families with well above-average earnings and even paying 40% rates of tax could be entitled to the benefit, according to an Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) report. |
MJ Awards shortlist revealed
06/07/2021 More than 120 trailblazing local authority projects, teams and individuals have been shortlisted for The MJ Local Government Achievement Awards 2021. |
Health spending rises by record quarter
01/06/2021 Spending on taxpayer-funded health services rose by a record 25% to £220bn last year as the NHS battled with pandemic costs, according to latest estimates from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). |
Levelling up is 'meaningless' without devo, say Lords
20/05/2021 The Government’s ‘levelling up’ agenda is meaningless without more devolution to councils and investment in local public services says a report from the House of Lords. |
Devolution White Paper to be replaced by levelling up proposals
04/05/2021 A levelling up White Paper will replace the long-awaited policy document on devolution and local recovery. |
