29/03/2017 - 11:04
Communities Secretary Sajid Javid has confirmed that full democratic accountability will be returned to Tower Hamlets Council.
28/03/2017 - 11:11
Westminster City Council and Kensington and Chelsea have announced they are serving their notice on the tri-borough arrangements, which aimed to drive savings and public service reform in three London boroughs.
28/03/2017 - 10:46
The International Development Committee (IDC) has published a report supporting DFID spending on UK aid but highlighting a lack of emphasis on strategy in the spending.
28/03/2017 - 10:15
According to analysis of food safety enforcement data conducted by Which? one in every five eateries in the UK doesn’t meet food hygiene standards.
28/03/2017 - 09:58
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published a paper on its market study into digital comparison tools (DCTs), exploring the tools’ increasing use in helping people decide what to buy.
28/03/2017 - 09:40
The Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance survey (ALARM) has found that 17 per cent of roads are in ‘poor’ condition.
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 - 11:35
The Welsh government has announced new proposals to make council webcasting of meetings compulsory.
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 - 12:52
The Local Government Association (LGA) has warned that people need to be more aware of modern slavery, after figures have shown council referrals of potential victims have soared by 78 per cent.
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’.
