LGiU/MJ Local Finance Bill survey: analysis and infographics
The LGiU and MJ council finances survey gives mixed reviews of how localist the government’s policies are and what the practical impact will be. A clear majority believe the government’s finance...
View ArticleCivil Society Innovation Network: session 3
The third session of the LGiU’s Civil Society Innovation Network took place on 23 February, at the Department for Communities and Local Government, to discuss the challenges and implications of the...
View ArticleCreating the conditions for integration
The Government has published its approach to achieving a more integrated society and enabling everyone to live and work successfully alongside each other. It rejects a “Whitehall-dictated approach” of...
View ArticleCivil Society Innovation Network – session 4
In this final meeting of the Network wanted to look beyond the immediate term, to consider the long term challenges that local government will face. In particular, the Network discussed with Andrew...
View ArticleThe new DCLG line-up
As Dan Drillsma-Milgrom reported for the LGC ”David Cameron’s first wide-ranging ministerial reshuffle has seen local government left with a substantially changed ministerial team at the Department for...
View ArticleWhole Area and Neighbourhood Community Budgets – emerging issues and...
This briefing on Whole Area and Community Budgets: - describes the genesis of the community budget pilots, - reviews the progress to date - considers a number of major themes that are emerging from...
View ArticleFrom Brussels, with Love
The Communities and Local Government Select Committee concluded in its report on regeneration last November that the Government has “no adequate strategy to address the complex problems faced by...
View ArticleLocal Government Finance Settlement 2013/14
The Rt Hon Eric Pickles MP, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, announced the Local Government Finance Settlement Consultation 2013/2014 to the House of Commons on Wednesday 19...
View ArticleLocal authorities and economic development in 2013 – can local dynamism...
The global economic outlook is uncertain. National forecasts show a continuation of a lengthy period of low growth (at best). The need for local authorities (LAs) to contribute to and lead local growth...
View ArticleCalling government to account: a perspective on the CLG Select Committee
This briefing reviews the work of the Communities and Local Government Select Committee in the current UK parliament. It considers what to expect of a select committee – its role and remit – and what...
View ArticleNew DCLG line-up
October’s ministerial reshuffle means a new line-up for DCLG. Mark Prisk MP has been removed as Minister of State for Housing and the Rt Hon Don Foster MP leaves his post as the Parliamentary Under...
View ArticleAdministration of Business Rates in England discussion paper
On 10 April, the government published a discussion paper "Administration of Business Rates in England". This briefing describes the current Business Rate system and summarises the issues and questions...
View ArticlePension Funds – Structural Reform
This briefing is the second of a pair of briefings on current and recent developments in pension funds. It describes the structural reform programme, currently being led by the Department of...
View ArticleNAO report – Assurance to Parliament on local government funding
On 25 June, the National Audit Office (NAO) published a report “Local government funding: Assurance to Parliament”. The report examines funding granted to local authorities in 2013-14, considering the...
View ArticleHigh street performance and evolution: a brief guide to the evidence
The Future High Streets Forum, a group of stakeholders and experts convened by Government in 2013 to advise on and champion policies to support high streets and town centres, has commissioned an...
View ArticleParty conference roundup
The devolution question following the Scottish referendum was debated widely at each conference, particularly in the fringes, and the fallout from the Scottish referendum for local areas is still a hot...
View ArticleNAO – Financial sustainability of local authorities 2014
This briefing summarises a National Audit Office report called "Financial sustainability of local authorities 2014", regarding the financial stresses faced by local authorities. The briefing also...
View ArticleLocal Government Finance Settlement 2015/16: Analysis
This briefing analyses the provisional local government finance settlement for 2015/16 and the final settlement. The settlements follow an indicative settlement, published with the local government...
View ArticleOn Your Radar December 2014 – January 2015
On Your Radar provides regular updates on information from central government and other key organisations; looks ahead at what could be hitting the headlines and comments on issues relevant to local...
View ArticleLocal Government Finance Settlement 2015/16: Analysis
This briefing analyses the provisional local government finance settlement for 2015/16 and the final settlement. The settlements follow an indicative settlement, published with the local government...
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