LGA lobbied over income tax devolution amid White Paper preparations
April 24, 2024
The Local Government Association’s (LGA) White Paper should make the case for councils to receive a share of income tax, sector experts have urged.
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Sunak's defence spending could hit council budgets, says IFS
April 24, 2024
The Prime Minister’s announcement of extra defence cash could hit public sector budgets further, according to the Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS).
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Councils propose shared chief executive
April 24, 2024
Two Welsh local authorities have proposed appointing a shared chief executive.
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NAO warning over childcare reforms
April 23, 2024
Just one in 10 councils predict they will meet the deadline to create 85,000 Government-funded childcare places by autumn 2025, spending watchdogs have warned.
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Fresh call for Right to Buy restrictions
April 23, 2024
Housing experts today called for fresh restrictions on the controversial Right to Buy policy – including a ban on applying it to new builds.
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'No appetite' for Scottish equal pay unit
April 23, 2024
Scottish Government ministers are unlikely to establish a national equal pay unit despite calls from the trade union that led strikes over the snowballing issue.
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Limited improvement on hospital delayed discharges despite £600m funding
April 18, 2024
An improvement of just 12% in hospital delayed discharge figures was achieved in the last financial year despite a further £600m investment in the problem.
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Council apologises over FOI delays
April 23, 2024
Walsall Council has apologised for delays to its response under the Freedom of Information Act.
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Whiteman criticises lack of prevention focus in productivity demands
April 23, 2024
Some ministerial productivity demands are ‘populist nonsense’ more likely to appear in election campaigns than ‘plug material gaps’ in council finances, an expert has warned.
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Jane Allder, currently head of information and customer services at Lancaster City Council, has been appointed as new strategic manager for resources of Allerdale BC.
