Councils given £50,000 each to develop new design codes

Housing Minister Christopher Pincher has announced that a new national design code is being tested across 14 areas in England.

Partnership launched to boost regional innovation

A pioneering partnership will work with local authorities to engage inventive companies in developing and deploying new services.

New investment to inspire children to walk to school

A green initiative aimed at encouraging hundreds of thousands of children to walk to school has received £2.1 million in government support.

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The single-use carrier bag charge has increased from 5p to 10p and been extended to all businesses in England.

Inefficiencies in provision of grants in local government highlighted

A new report has warned that councils, businesses and communities could be losing out on vital financial support from central government.

£118m for disadvantaged pupils could be lost from school budgets

£118 million for disadvantaged pupils could be lost from school budgets this year due to a change in how Pupil Premium funding is calculated.

Everyone with symptoms now eligible for coronavirus tests

The government has said that anyone with symptoms of coronavirus is now eligible to book a test, ahead of the rollout of the test and trace service.

Hub to cut back government spending on external staff

The new Government Consulting Hub has been launched to boost internal expertise across government, saving the taxpayer money.

Rise in child poverty shows levelling up challenge

The End Child Poverty Coalition has revealed that, even before the pandemic, the majority of children are growing up in poverty in some parts of the UK.

New powers over local government audit

Further measures have been announced to help ensure taxpayers get value for money by improving the transparency of local government audit.

CIPFA to issue new guidance on council-owned companies

CIPFA will shortly issue new guidance to councils on governance arrangements for local authority trading companies.

London boroughs fear rise in homelessness

London boroughs have warned of a fast-approaching summer wave of homelessness in the capital, with pressures likely to reach record levels.

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