20/05/2021 - 11:03
CIPFA will shortly issue new guidance to councils on governance arrangements for local authority trading companies.
20/05/2021 - 10:10
London boroughs have warned of a fast-approaching summer wave of homelessness in the capital, with pressures likely to reach record levels.
20/05/2021 - 09:03
The Public Services Committee has warned that ‘left behind’ places will be ‘short-changed’ if ‘levelling up’ plans are not better targeted.
19/05/2021 - 10:01
Plans for better high streets, stronger schools and more jobs outside of London will be unveiled by the government as part of its plan to level up the UK.
18/05/2021 - 14:51
One in three district councils expect to be forced to close gyms and swimming pools due to the devastating financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
18/05/2021 - 10:42
Councils are set to receive enhanced support for their home-building efforts after Homes England cut the ribbon on its Local Government Capacity Centre.
17/05/2021 - 11:34
Andy Burnham has announced the Greater Manchester Homelessness Prevention Strategy to tackle the root causes of homelessness in the region.
17/05/2021 - 09:31
The LGA has warned that office blocks that are left empty following the coronavirus pandemic risk being turned into potential substandard housing.
14/05/2021 - 09:56
A new report has warned that the cost of the London’s road maintenance backlog has now reached more than £1 billion.
14/05/2021 - 06:47
The Trussell Trust is calling for government at all levels to commit to working to end the need for food banks for good.
13/05/2021 - 12:40
The Legatum Institute has published an assessment of institutional, economic, and social well-being across the country’s 379 local authorities.
13/05/2021 - 09:31
The Bennett Institute for Public Policy has called for 25 per cent of both the Levelling Up and Towns funds to be earmarked for ‘social infrastructure’.
13/05/2021 - 09:19
The government should maintain spending on public transport, even though its usage has dropped during the pandemic.
12/05/2021 - 11:28
There are three ways local authorities can support greater involvement of the charity and voluntary sector in public service delivery, says CIPFA.
11/05/2021 - 09:10
The Local Government Association is urging the government to use the Queen’s Speech to bring forward ‘turbo-charged’ proposals for devolution.
