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.
Maternity pay must be doubled, says Unison
16/02/2024 Local government union Unison has demanded that maternity pay should be more than doubled so that new mothers are not forced back to work too early. |
Consultation launched on combined Devon authority
16/02/2024 The public have been invited to have their say on whether to create a combined county authority for Devon |
Cheshire East seeks support to avoid Section 114 notice
16/02/2024 Cheshire East Council is the latest to request help from the Government to avoid having to declare itself effectively bankrupt. |
Sharp increase in home schooling, survey shows
16/02/2024 A survey of councils in the south of England shows a sharp rise in the number of children being educated at home. |
Children's services 'absolute carnage'
02/11/2023 The state of children’s services has been described as ‘absolute carnage’ after years of underfunding. |
Labour regeneration plans will fail 'without radical action'
31/10/2023 An incoming Labour government’s regeneration plans will fail without radical action to devolve financial decision-making, researchers have warned. |
Surrey County Council staff to be balloted for strike action
23/06/2023 Thousands of staff at Surrey County Council are to be balloted for strike action in a dispute over pay, their union has announced. |
Fines on their own will not stop people dropping litter, say council leaders
23/06/2023 Fines on their own will not stop people dropping litter, say council leaders |
Councils raise concerns over disproportionate impact of voter ID
23/06/2023 Councils have raised concerns that problems with new voting identification rules hit some groups harder than others, local government leaders have warned. |
Councils lack strategy for charging points, poll reveals
23/06/2023 More than nine out of 10 local authorities have no strategy for electric car charging points, survey finds |
MPs call for urgent action over auditing backlog
23/06/2023 Only 12% of local government bodies received audits on time, says public accounts committee |
Manchester leaders call for urgent action on asylum seeker hotels
22/06/2023 Manchester leaders call for urgent action on asylum seeker hotels |
New railway station in Bradford, minister confirms
22/06/2023 Plans for a new railway station in Bradford are expected to be revealed in the coming weeks, a Government minister has confirmed. |
Ealing Council apologises to family after ombudsman report
22/06/2023 Ealing Council has apologised to a family who lived in unsuitable accommodation for nearly 18 months |
Increase in rent arrears since Covid pandemic
22/06/2023 The number of social housing tenants in rent arrears has gone up since the Covid pandemic, according to new research. |
Children with special needs support plan has more than doubled
21/06/2023 The number of children with a special needs support plan has more than doubled in the last eight, according to council leaders. |
Ombudsman ruling against Milton Keynes Council
21/06/2023 The housing ombudsman has made a finding of severe maladministration against Milton Keynes Council |
Rise in complaints because of cuts, says research
21/06/2023 Complaints taken up by councils have increased because of cuts in budgets, according to new research. |
Call for long-term funding after report warns of social care crisis
21/06/2023 Only long-term sustainable funding will 'future-proof' adult social care, council leaders have warned after a report saying services are failing to keep up with demand. |
Yorkshire market town to be expanded
20/06/2023 East Riding Council in Yorkshire is considering plans to expand a market town by building 1,900 homes, a new school and a pub. |
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.
