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.

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.

Research conducted by the Institute of Customer Service has indicated that overall customer satisfaction in the local public services sector has increased throughout 2016.

Edinburgh City Council has announced it will be raising its tax bills by three per cent, to accommodate for spending plans, including a £12 million refurbishment of North Bridge, £7.8 million to address the costs from rising school rolls and an extra £2.5 million to spend on roads and pavements.

A report on Bristol City Council’s finances, conducted Steve Bundred, the former chief executive of the Audit Commission, has concluded that its £29 million deficit was a result of a ‘collective fairly of leadership’.

Greener Journey’s Any Journey is Greener By Bus has found that areas which have introduced cleaner vehicle technology and innovations have resisted the falling trend of passengers.

A bid to merge all council services in Dorset under the control of two new authorities has moved a step closer.
The plan, rejected by Christchurch, Purbeck and East Dorset councils, has gained the support of the other six councils, who have written to the government to support the creation of new unitary authorities for the east and west of Dorset.

Research has shown that the print estate is largely being left behind when it comes to local authority cloud adoption.
A freedom of information request, sent by Annodata to 79 local authorities across England, has revealed that while 58 per cent of councils are using the cloud to some extent, only six per cent have implemented any form of cloud-based printing.

A report shows that men in their 20s are earning £12,500 less than the previous generation owing to the changing nature of work.

Minister for the Cabinet Office Ben Gummer has launched the Government Transformation Strategy to improve online public services.
The Government Transformation Strategy sets out how the government will harness digital technologies, skills and tools to transform public services and put the citizen first.