The council tax system in London is becoming ‘increasingly unsustainable as a source of local government finance’ and is in need of ‘fundamental reform’.

The government has not done enough to ensure that governance systems are improved, despite budgets remaining under extreme pressure.

The LGA is calling on the MoJ to urgently announce this year’s funding to avoid further hampering efforts to plan youth offending services.

An analysis carried out for Age UK has prompted warning that the system for looking after frail older people in England is falling apart.

Six out of 10 retailers in some areas are breaking the law on underage knife sales, with alack of council funding preventing intervention.

PHE and CIPFA are collaborating to make the case that prevention and promoting good health is an important investment for our country.

The IFS has warned that inequalities in pay and opportunities in the UK are becoming so extreme they are threatening democracy.

As part of Mental Health Awareness Week, it has been revealed that there is nearly a two-fold difference in mental health spending across England.

London’s local authority budgets have dropped by nearly a fifth per head over the last eight years, with inner London boroughs hit the hardest.

The private sector dominated the UK outsourcing market in Q1 of 2019, whilst public sector spend fell year-on-year.

Kit Malthouse has announced a £8.5 million-pound support package to deliver thousands of discounted homes over a three-year pilot project.

James Brokenshire has told the Sheffield City Region Combined Authority that a devolution deal for the region can go ahead.

The Home Office has announced a funding boost of over £30 million for local authorities looking after unaccompanied asylum seeking children.

The HCLG Committee has said the government is ‘unwilling to make the radical change required’ to transform high streets.

The County Councils Network is among a number of signatories to a new statement calling on the government to sustainably fund public health services.

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