27/03/2017 - 11:59
Communities Secretary Sajid Javid has announced that more than 100 housing estates across England are set to benefit from a 32 million Estate Regeneration Fund to kick-start their regeneration.
27/03/2017 - 11:03
South Lanarkshire Council has launched a competition offering the chance to win a year’s free council tax for those who signed up to pay for council tax by direct debit by 1 April.
27/03/2017 - 10:43
The Local Government Association (LGA) has urged the government to allow local authorities to ban pavement parking across the country to crack down on inconsiderate motorists.
24/03/2017 - 12:35
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has advised that the government can make substantial savings from buying common goods and services centrally, but that the results of the its latest attempt to do so have been ‘disappointing’.
22/03/2017 - 09:50
The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has cited over 6,000 uses of community rights, protecting over 4,000 buildings, green spaces and other local assets.
22/03/2017 - 09:26
Justice Secretary Elizabeth Truss has unveiled plans for four new prisons in England and Wales, creating 5,000 modern prison places to replace old and overcrowded establishments.
21/03/2017 - 10:32
Four select committees have launched a joint inquiry on air quality to scrutinise cross-government plans to tackle urban pollution hotspots.
17/03/2017 - 11:08
The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has said that full powers could be returned to Tower Hamlets council following a two-year intervention by central government.
16/03/2017 - 12:05
The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough devolution deal has been agreed, with a new mayor to be elected on 4 May.
16/03/2017 - 09:45
Councils will gain greater flexibility to prioritise homelessness prevention under a new flexible homelessness support grant.
16/03/2017 - 09:27
The Conservative Party has been fined £70,000 for incorrectly reporting spending on three by-elections in 2014 and the 2015 General Election.
15/03/2017 - 14:19
Chancellor Philip Hammond has said the government will not proceed with the proposed increases in NIC for the self-employed
15/03/2017 - 10:26
A report by the Institute for Government (IfG) has warned that endless ‘tinkering’ by the government in sub-regional policy has hindered the effectiveness of the devolution of powers.
15/03/2017 - 09:30
Westminster City Council has raised concern over plans to install 80 phone boxes in locations across the city.
15/03/2017 - 09:15
According to a report by the BBC, Craig Mackinlay, the MP for South Thanet, is being investigated over allegations of overspending in the 2015 general election campaign.
