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Cuts to youth services factor in knife crime rise - MPs

By William Eichler | 07 May 2019

The local areas that have experienced the largest cuts to their youth services budgets have repor...

Investment-based crowdfunding has 'untapped potential' for councils - study

By William Eichler | 01 May 2019

Crowdfunding has ‘huge, untapped potential’ for council finances, a new study has concluded.

Sheffield City Council promotes trade with Beijing

By William Eichler | 17 April 2019

Nine businesses from Sheffield have travelled to China as part of the local authority’s efforts t...

Oxfordshire councils to extend joint working arrangements

By William Eichler | 16 April 2019

Two councils are considering extending their working partnership in a move they hope will trigger...

Special needs provision in schools cut by over £1bn

By William Eichler | 16 April 2019

Children and young people who have special educational needs and disabilities have lost out on £1...

Council 'significantly' changing approach to Swansea Bay city deal

By William Eichler | 12 April 2019

Neath Port Talbot Council will change its approach to the Swansea Bay city deal after reviews fou...

Scottish councils lose more than £120m due to 'weak' financial controls

By William Eichler | 11 April 2019

Systems to prevent public money being lost to mistakes and fraud in local government ‘may be unde...

Whitehall prepares for EU elections

By William Eichler | 02 April 2019

The Government has written to the Electoral Commission confirming it will help local authorities ...

Council tax rises will not fix 'chronically underfunded' care system

By William Eichler | 06 March 2019

Increases in council tax will fail to fix the ‘chronically underfunded’ social care system, local...

Glasgow bids to pilot asylum reforms

By Martin Ford | 05 March 2019

A Scottish council hopes to pilot a scheme enabling asylum seekers to work while their applicatio...