Small Business Saturday celebrates success
Small Business Saturday shows the power of UK SMEs.
Government plans to roll out GOV.UK Pay for councils
Government Digital Service seeking council service teams to pilot GOV.UK Pay.
Grenfell: the cost to councils
In the aftermath of Grenfell, councils must prepare for new costs
53 English councils cannot resettle Syrian refugees
In September 2015, then-Prime Minister David Cameron pledged Britain would take in 20,000 Syrian refugees. So far, UK councils have promised to resettle 8,146 refugees, but a July 2016 survey in the Local Government Chronicle (LGC) reveals 53 of 148 English local authorities surveyed cannot afford the cost. Is such a commitment financially viable for UK councils after government austerity cuts?
LGA calls on government to protect the £5.3bn allocated to councils by the E
In the wake of Brexit, the government should protect the “vital funding” provided by the EU to regional communities, the Local Government Association (LGA) has urged. However, with so much uncertainty at Westminster, could the EU funding for regeneration projects in the UK disappear completely?
Government urged to plug multi-billion-pound social care shortfall
Councils will have a £4.3 billion adult social care shortfall to make up by 2020, a new report has warned. In response, the Local Government Association (LGA) has called on the government to bring forward its proposed funding – but can councils really afford to rely on state help?
The cost of academies: why the LGA is upping its opposition
Government plans to turn every school in England into an academy by 2022, independent of local authority control, have met with increasing criticism from the Local Government Association (LGA). How should councils prepare for the uncertainty ahead?
Winter flood damage set to cost councils millions
With councils expected to pick up the bill, how can they meet this cost, and what help can they expect from central government?