Local audit’s perfect storm
16/12/2021 Has the local audit system finally reached its breaking point? Naomi Larsson investigates. |
SEND children being left behind by council
31/08/2021 Children with special educational needs are being left behind by council services across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, inspectors have found. |
Welsh Government looks at holiday home reforms
26/08/2021 Holiday home owners in Wales could be charged the full amount of business rates amid claims people are being priced out of their local area. |
Khan pledges Afghan resettlement help
26/08/2021 The Mayor of London has pledged funding to help councils resettle Afghan refugees. |
Croydon returns to drawing board on regeneration plans
17/08/2021 The council maintains delayed plans to develop a Westfield shopping centre are going ahead, despite planning permission for the development having expired. |
Research finds long-lasting benefits from Sure Start
16/08/2021 Sure Start centres prevented thousands of children from being hospitalised and cut health inequalities, according to new research. |
Reorganisation fears overshadow devolution talks
10/03/2020 Concerns over local government reorganisation are marring devolution talks in the north-west. |
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Future of work survey to inform thinking
19/08/2019 Local government workers have been invited to take part in a new survey on the future of work. |
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Universal Credit draining council resources
15/07/2019 Universal Credit (UC) is draining resources from councils, a new survey has found. |
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Court date set for councils' £2bn tax dispute with NHS trusts
08/07/2019 A court date has been set for the long-running legal dispute between councils and NHS trusts over rates relief. |
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Council property firm records losses
10/04/2019 The property company run by Barking & Dagenham LBC has reported losses of almost £4m in its first year of operation. |
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Government urged to publish a rural strategy
01/03/2019 Government has been urged to address its ‘inadequate’ rural policy ahead of Brexit. |
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Council makes 'significant progress' after standards issues
01/03/2019 Sandwell MBC has made ‘significant progress’ following an independent review last year. |
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Council's projected overspend more than doubles
25/02/2019 Highland Council has warned of a £5.5m overspend this year, more than double the amount previously predicted. |
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Call for tourism tax review
05/02/2019 An inquiry into cultural investment in cities has called for a UK-wide review of the benefits of a tourism tax. |
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Whitehall 'leadership' needed to help councils cope with financial pressures
15/01/2019 The Government must improve oversight and transparency over local authorities to ensure their financial sustainability, the National Audit Office (NAO) has said. |
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Watchdog highlights councils' weak financial plans
10/01/2019 The number of public bodies in England with weak financial plans is ‘unacceptably high,’ the National Audit Office (NAO) has found. |
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Corby calls for delay on Northants reorganisation
08/01/2019 Corby BC has called for the creation of new unitary authorities to be pushed back, claiming there is not enough time to reorganise Northamptonshire’s public services. |
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Rudd delays Universal Credit rollout
07/01/2019 Work and pensions secretary Amber Rudd has delayed the next phase of the Universal Credit (UC) rollout amid ongoing concerns over the controversial system. |
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Council hits back at 'illegitimate' loan claim
31/10/2018 Newham LBC has denied claims that decisions to enter into controversial high-interest loans were illegitimate. |
