Tag: councils
Councils putting homeless children at risk, MPs find
Joshua NevettPolitical reporterBBCSam Revell said she was placed in "horrendous" temporary accommodationCouncils are exposing homeless children to ser [...]
Publish pothole progress or lose cash, PM Starmer tells England councils
Councils in England must show how they are improving roads and tackling what the government describes as a "pothole plague" or lose out on millions of [...]
Plan to make it easier for councils to seize land for housing
Councils are to be given greater powers to seize land, under government plans to boost housebuilding. The measure is part of the flagship Planning and [...]
Councils fear shake-up won’t improve finances, survey suggests
Alex ForsythPolitical correspondentJoshua NevettPolitical reporterGetty ImagesA large portion of council leaders fear a major shake-up of local govern [...]
More struggling councils in England to sell assets and borrow cash
Paul SeddonPolitical reporterGetty ImagesStoke-on-Trent is one of 29 councils that will get additional budget flexibilityThe government has agreed to [...]
Councils fear the local is being taken out of local government
Alex ForsythPolitical correspondentGetty ImagesThe government has got a grand plan to shake up the way local government works and give councils and ma [...]
Local government shake-up sees 18 councils request election delays
Eighteen local authorities in England have asked for permission to delay their elections in May to next year in order to implement major reorganisatio [...]
Half of county councils in England could see election delay
PA MediaMore than half of the county councils in England with elections scheduled for this year could seek to have the votes postponed, the BBC can re [...]
English councils to get £700m budget top-up next year
Getty ImagesThe government has announced an extra £700m for English council budgets next year as a "first step" to rebuild their finances.The top-up b [...]
Councils to be merged in major overhaul of local powers
Getty ImagesNorth Yorkshire Council was created last year by merging eight councilsDistrict councils could be abolished and more elected mayors introd [...]
You can’t avoid building new housing, minister tells councils
Local authorities will not be given any "wiggle room" when it comes to meeting new mandatory housebuilding targets, the government says. Ministers are [...]
Councils call for cash to cover homeless bill shortfall
Councils in England facing soaring homelessness costs are urging the government to foot more of the bill, the BBC can reveal.Local authorities which h [...]
Backlash from councils over Angela Rayner’s housing targets
Getty ImagesLocal councils have told the government its flagship plan to build 1.5m new homes in England over the next five years is “unrealistic” and [...]
Councils must meet housing targets
BBCAngela Rayner has insisted that councils must meet the government's housing targets, after local authorities branded them impossible to achieve.A B [...]
Drive for new housing could swamp services, county councils warn
PA MediaThe government's drive for new housing risks overwhelming local roads, schools and GP services in England's rural areas and small towns, a gro [...]