What really caused the council funding crisis?
Max Mosley, NIESR, explores the origins of the local government funding crisis and warns the next government will have to act quickly to address it.
Keeping the safety net
09/09/2021 Local authority leadership is invaluable to Transitional Safeguarding and councils are ideally placed to enable complexity-attuned commissioning, says Dez Holmes. |
Charity warns funding for refuges ‘inadequate’
17/02/2021 A charity focusing on supporting women and children who have survived domestic abuse has warned that existing funding arrangements for refuge services are ‘inadequate’. |
Councils' commissioning must boost communities says report
15/04/2020 The public sector should adopt Community Value Charters as a standardised way of evaluating social value and improving the lives of local residents, a new report has urged. |
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Councils pledge to 'keep it local'
04/03/2020 Eleven councils have pledged to move away from big outsourcing contracts and keep local services in the hands of local community organisations. |
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Handyperson Services ‘unsung heroes’ in supporting independent living
20/02/2020 A new report has called for the work done by Handyperson Services in keeping vulnerable people safe to be fully recognised by commissioners. |
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Local authorities will continue to commission public health services
10/06/2019 Councils will continue to commission local public health services, a government review has concluded. |
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Clinical Commissioning Groups ‘failing to function effectively’
20/12/2018 An inquiry into the role of Clinical Commissioning Groups has been launched after a report warned many were ‘failing to function effectively’. |
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Clinical commissioners making ‘positive contribution’ to local economies
14/12/2016 Clinical commissioners are making a ‘positive contribution’ to their local economies, new report finds. |
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Survey reveals 70% of councils using Social Value Act to meet challenges
28/11/2016 Seven out of ten councils are using the Social Value Act when commissioning or procuring services, according to the results of our local government survey. |
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New guidance for local commissioners published
26/09/2016 A new skills and employment commissioning guide has been released in order to help local commissioners take advantage of the devolution agenda. |
Shell is helping power the journey towards a circular paving industry with Shell Bitumen LT R, a new product for roads that uses plastics destined for landfill as part of the additives to make the bitumen.
Effective Energy Group is now offering its support to the 40 Local Authorities who have received a share of the £430m to deliver their projects on the ground by surveying properties and installing measures.
Dougie Belmore explains how one of the main interfaces between you and Bacs is about to change.
