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LGA demands Whitehall support over climate change
[Jan 27, 2012, by Nick Appleyard, The MJ]

Council leaders have called for support to help Britain weather the risks posed by climate change at local level. esponding to the Government's climate change risk assessment – published yesterday – the Local Government Association (LGA) underlined the threat posed by hotter summers and more frequen

More than forty commissioning support services proposed
[Jan 20, 2012, by David Williams, LGC / HSJ]

The 50 primary care trust clusters could set up as many as 41 commissioning support services nationwide, an investigation by LGC’s sister title Health Service Journal has revealed.

Burstow: No crisis in care funding
[Jan 18, 2012, by Dan Drillsma-Milgrom, LGC]

Care minister Paul Burstow has insisted there is no crisis in the funding of social care. Giving evidence to the health select committee on Tuesday, Mr Burstow left MPs incredulous after he argued that a combination of government funding and council efficiencies should be able to fill any gap betwee

No 'structural merger' of health and social care, MPs told
[Jan 17, 2012, by Steve Ford, LGC / HSJ]

There will be no government drive to merge health and social care organisations across the country, health minister Paul Burstow has told MPs.

Business urges more economic development powers for councils
[Jan 16, 2012, by Mark Smulian, Local Government Chronicle]

Business leaders have challenged local government’s commitment to investment and compared it poorly to civic leadership in the rest of Europe, LGA chair Sir Merrick Cockell has said.

Government announces 14 community budget pilot schemes
[Dec 22, 2011, by Dominic Browne, The MJ]

The Government today announced the award of 14 'community budget' pilots for 2012 -ten more than the four originally planned – to give councils and communities greater powers to control their budgets and pool resources.

Local Government Finance Bill promotes TIF and local business rate retention
[Dec 19, 2011, by Michael Donnelly, Planning Magazine]

A bill that will introduce an infrastructure funding mechanism that is intended to allow English local authorities to unlock stalled regeneration schemes will be launched today, communities secretary Eric Pickles has announced.

Big Society is being hampered by lack of clarity - MPs
[Dec 14, 2011, by BBC News]

The public and the voluntary sector remain confused about David Cameron's flagship Big Society idea, MPs say.

Boost for £500m transport projects
[Dec 13, 2011, by Jim Pickard and Mark Odell, the Financial Times]

More than 20 local transport projects with an overall value of £500m will receive fresh funding from the government as it tries to boost infrastructure spending, the Financial Times has learnt.

Directly elected mayors could find support in three cities, claim supporters
[Dec 8, 2011, by Patrick Wintour, The Guardian]

Birmingham, Liverpool and Bristol may vote yes to devolution of power, claims Lord Adonis

LEPs could get formal role in planning process
[Dec 8, 2011, by Colin Marrs, Planning Magazine]

Local enterprise partnerships covering the UK's eight core cities outside London could become statutory consultees on planning applications under a menu of options revealed today by deputy prime minister Nick Clegg.

Public services reform plan delayed
[Dec 7, 2011, by By Allister Hayman, Local Government Chronicle]

A key plan setting out how the government intends to implement its flagship public services reform agenda has been delayed until the new year, the Cabinet Office has confirmed.

Strict limits on Pickles' bin fund
[Dec 5, 2011, by Allister Hayman, Local Government Chronicle]

Councils will only be able to bid for a share of Eric Pickles’ £250m bin collections pot if they commit to weekly residual waste collections, officials have said.

Treasury could reopen council funding plans
[Nov 30, 2011, by James Illman, The MJ]

Ministers have refused to rule out further reductions in local government funding before 2015 as a result of George Osborne’s plans for fresh public sector wage caps.

Infrastructure gets boost in chancellor's Statement
[Nov 30, 2011, by The MJ]

Despite bleak economic forecasts, chancellor, George Osborne, was able to announce additional investment in local authorities as part of his Autumn Statement – including new schools, housing and infrastructure projects.

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