14/02/2017 - 10:10
Information collated via a BBC Freedom of Information (FoI) request has found that councils in England have paid out over £35 million in compensation fees to tenants living in unfit council homes, over the past five years.
14/02/2017 - 09:28
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), a facility targeted at protecting the UK against cyber-attacks and overseen by parent body GCHQ, is set to be opened in London by HM the Queen.
13/02/2017 - 11:07
Research has revealed that pensioners in the UK are now an average of £20 a week better off than working households.
13/02/2017 - 10:51
The NSPCC has reported a 16 per cent rise in reports to its helpline concerning substance abuse near children.
13/02/2017 - 10:38
The City of Cardiff Council is considering suspending Right to Buy for five years in an effort to protect the city’s social housing stock.
13/02/2017 - 10:23
A new report has highlighted a period of ‘profound uncertainty’ for the UK environment as the UK leaves the EU.
13/02/2017 - 09:47
Analysis by Sky News has revealed that fewer than 10 per cent of councils make recycling compulsory for their residents.
13/02/2017 - 09:29
A new report argues that prisons in England and Wales need a ‘profound culture change’ so that inmate safety is prioritised further.
13/02/2017 - 09:13
A report has highlighted a period of decline facing public parks and encourages councils to publish strategic plans to address the problem.
10/02/2017 - 11:16
Communities Secretary Sajid Javid has confirmed that the government will return more powers to Rotherham council, bringing the majority of services back under the authority’s control.
10/02/2017 - 10:52
A number of council leaders have called on the government to maintain its commitment to vulnerable child refugees, after the Home Office cited local authority funding as part of the decision to scrap the scheme.
10/02/2017 - 10:28
The Local Government Association (LGA) has called on the government to remove the barriers currently refraining councils from helping underperforming schools, including taking on the running of failing academies.
