16/12/2015 - 11:27
A report entitled ‘Beyond business rates: incentivising cities to grow’ has argued that councils should be handed more control of their finances, including the £10 billion generated in stamp duty tax.
16/12/2015 - 11:24
The UK’s inflation rate rose to 0.1 per cent in November, turning positive for the first time in four months.
15/12/2015 - 11:58
The Local Government Association (LGA) has called for a ‘far ranging government backed’ national database to help councils crack down on ‘rogue landlords’.
15/12/2015 - 11:57
The government has awarded two new contracts to deliver new training programmes to civil servants across England from March 2016.
15/12/2015 - 11:56
The Education Institute of Scotland (EIS) is calling for Scottish local authorities to be fined for failing to meet targets for teacher numbers.
14/12/2015 - 11:19
Under new proposed amendments to the Housing and Planning Bill, council house tenancies could be limited to a maximum of five years, phasing out lifelong agreements.
14/12/2015 - 11:16
Blackpool’s Winter Gardens is one of 77 projects set to receive a £3 million cash boost to develop coastal towns and resorts.
14/12/2015 - 11:13
Prime Minister David Cameron will announce plans for local authority social services in England to face tougher measures, if they are found to be failing vulnerable children.
11/12/2015 - 11:52
Birmingham City Council has warned that 1,200 jobs could be lost in a bid to generate savings of £250 million over the next four years.
10/12/2015 - 11:27
Council leaders have called for tighter controls on Freedom of Information (FoI) requests claiming they are a ‘burden’ on local authorities.
10/12/2015 - 11:25
The National Employers have made a two-year deal to unions, which will see council staff being offered a one per cent pay increase from April 2016, and a further one per cent the following year.
09/12/2015 - 11:48
The government has confirmed that councils will be reimbursed for clean up costs following damage caused by Storm Desmond.
