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WEB5 days ago · Martin Lewis: Councils collect unpaid tax like ‘worst loan sharks’. 10/09/2024. Consumer finance expert Martin Lewis has criticised the ‘grotesque’ methods authorities use to recover council tax and urged the Government to change the law on debt collection. ‘Shocking lack of urgency’ to trace children missing from education.
The challenges of local government reorganisation | LocalGov
WEB6 days ago · Local government reorganisation is complex, time consuming and provides some significant challenges and new councils will have significant decisions to take post-vesting day. But it is here to stay, and the lessons learned and identified in our research should help councils to prepare for any future changes. …
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WEB3 days ago · News | LocalGov. The Government will not meet its target of building 1.5 million homes over the parliament without investing in affordable housing, according to a new report. Boroughs in the capital are set to overspend by more than £600m this year as housing and homelessness pressures ‘wreak havoc’ on their finances, according to …
Supported housing ‘on a knife edge’ | LocalGov
WEB2 days ago · It found that one scheme in Bradford saved the NHS up to £47,000 per person. But the LGA warned that years of cuts and the loss of ring-fenced funding in 2011 had left supported housing ‘on a knife edge’, with standards falling due to an increase in non-commissioned providers. It said the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023 ...
Rayner confirms four devolution agreements | LocalGov
WEB3 days ago · Four devolution agreements have been signed off in what the secretary of state for local government describes as ‘only the first step’ of the Government’s devolution drive. If approved by Parliament, the agreements will empower residents in Lincolnshire and in Hull and East Yorkshire to elect regional mayors. Combined county authorities ...
Remote local authority meetings | LocalGov
WEBJun 8, 2020 · The relevant regulations will apply to local authority and police and crime panel meetings in England that are held before 7 May 2021 and to local authority meetings in Wales that are held before 1 May 2021. However, if the arrangements prove effective in practice, legislation might be introduced to allow for remote attendance at meetings ...
New index reveals most and least prosperous local authorities
WEBMay 13, 2021 · A new index to track the Government's progress on its 'levelling up' agenda has been launched today by a think tank. The Legatum Institute has published the UK Prosperity Index revealing the prosperity of every local authority in the UK highlighting considerable variation between and within regions.. It reveals that the most prosperous regions of the UK are the South East, South West, and East ...
Pay - LocalGov
WEBSep 3, 2024 · Members of Scotland’s largest trade union have voted overwhelmingly to reject the latest pay offer from local government employers. Former council workers in the West Midlands are waiting months to receive their pensions after retiring, creating ‘huge hardship issues’, trade unions and a council have warned.
LGA | LocalGov
WEBJul 25, 2024 · The number of people who believe they are getting value for money from local authorities is falling, according to a survey for the Local Government Association (LGA). Local government culture funding is under threat ‘due to the multitude of funding streams as well as the system for funding bids’, the LGA warns.
Politics and Policy - LocalGov
WEBJul 12, 2023 · Politics and Policy News. A councillor has been arrested on suspicion of encouraging murder after comments at a counter-protest in London this week. A survey of councils in the south of England shows a sharp rise in the number of children being educated at home. Agencies are set to consider flood …