What really caused the council funding crisis?
Max Mosley, NIESR, explores the origins of the local government funding crisis and warns the next government will have to act quickly to address it.
Councils frustrated by Whitehall siloes, says chief
07/05/2024 Whitehall’s siloed approach to city centre renewal has led to ‘frustration’ from councils, slowed down projects and increased costs, council chief warns. |
Re-elected Burnham calls for Right to Buy suspension powers
07/05/2024 Greater Manchester’s re-elected mayor has called for powers to suspend Right to Buy on new homes under plans to build 10,000 houses across the region. |
Vote warning
01/05/2024 Elections officers have warned of the impact of changes to postal vote rules as polls open across England and Wales on Thursday. |
Brum equal pay wait goes on
01/05/2024 Birmingham City Council faces a further wait before declaring its equal pay liabilities after auditors' warning. |
Think-tank: Growth in tall buildings failing to tackle housing need
30/04/2024 ‘Unplanned proliferation’ of tall buildings has not delivered the housing Britain needs, Policy Exchange has warned. |
Guildford to sell £50m of assets
29/04/2024 Guildford BC has approved the sale of £50m of assets over three years under plans to stabilise the Surrey-based authority’s finances. |
Bristol officers accused of 'misleading' over development
26/04/2024 Officers at Bristol City Council have been accused of providing ‘misleading’ advice linked to a decision to approve a controversial 28-storey development. |
Fresh call for Right to Buy restrictions
23/04/2024 Housing experts today called for fresh restrictions on the controversial Right to Buy policy – including a ban on applying it to new builds. |
Scots government 'unlikely' to create equal pay body
19/04/2024 Scottish Government ministers are unlikely to establish a national equal pay unit, despite calls from the trade union that led to strikes over the issue. |
Councils hit with new productivity demands
19/04/2024 Ministers demand councils improve productivity in the same week as the Government publishes a report revealing Whitehall makes the sector less efficient. |
Struggles continue for scandal-hit council contractor
16/04/2024 A council contractor previously at the centre of a residential care abuse scandal has continued to struggle since it closed the sites. |
Oflog should be handed audit oversight, MPs told
16/04/2024 Oflog should be handed oversight of England’s broken audit regime – a role earmarked for the Financial Reporting Council - accounting experts have told MPs. |
Third council in biometrics warning
12/04/2024 A third council has warned it faces potential fallout from new entry checks at UK borders earmarked for October. |
Homes England urged to strengthen relations with local government
09/04/2024 An independent review of Homes England has urged officials to 'build closer relationships' with councils. |
Council chiefs receive cyber espionage warnings
04/04/2024 Council chiefs have been warned their email accounts, phones and computers will ‘almost certainly’ be targets for ‘cyber espionage’ before elections. |
'Business as usual' for Lancashire councillors despite resignations
02/04/2024 Councillors in Lancashire have insisted it will be ‘business as usual’ despite 20 resignations in protest at the leadership of the national Labour party. |
Auditors concerned by slow transformation
27/03/2024 Scotland’s Accounts Commission is ‘extremely concerned’ by slow transformation at Moray Council, which faces a £31m deficit despite years of warnings. |
Proposed law could ease housing emergencies
27/03/2024 Scottish councils may be required to assess the condition of private rented accommodation under a proposed law. |
Elections on cyber alert
26/03/2024 Ministers have warned this year’s local and national elections are 'not business as usual’ – as councils prepare to tackle threats to voting security. |
Ministers stand firm on tax bands
26/03/2024 MPs told there are ‘no plans’ to revalue council tax bands due to the cost and disproportionate impact on lower-income households and pensioners. |
Shell is helping power the journey towards a circular paving industry with Shell Bitumen LT R, a new product for roads that uses plastics destined for landfill as part of the additives to make the bitumen.
Effective Energy Group is now offering its support to the 40 Local Authorities who have received a share of the £430m to deliver their projects on the ground by surveying properties and installing measures.
Dougie Belmore explains how one of the main interfaces between you and Bacs is about to change.
