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WEB6 days ago · Martin Lewis: Councils collect unpaid tax like ‘worst loan sharks’. 10/09/2024. Consumer finance expert Martin Lewis has criticised the ‘grotesque’ methods authorities use to recover council tax and urged the Government to change the law on debt collection. ‘Shocking lack of urgency’ to trace children missing from education.
LGA: Councils need sustainable funding to deliver funerals
WEB6 hours ago · The Local Government Association (LGA) found councils in England delivered 4,400 PHFs in 2022-23 at a cost of £5.96m. It marks a 13% rise since 2021-22, when there were 3,900 of the funerals, costing £5.63m. Councils arrange a PHF when a resident dies outside of hospital and no relatives are found, or the family is unable to pay for a funeral.
Localis: Counterproductive ‘tax landscape’ threatens pubs
WEB4 hours ago · A think tank has warned that a ‘counterproductive regulatory and tax landscape’ threatens the future of local pubs. In a report issued today at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, Localis calls for the creation of a government taskforce to review business rates and excise duty. The think tank’s report, titled Inn-Valuable 2 ...
Councils accused of being overzealous with ‘middle-class fly-tipping’
WEB3 hours ago · Local authorities in England have been accused of being overzealous when it comes to fining people who leave items outside their home for neighbours to collect for free. The local government and social care ombudsman, Amerdeep Somal, said some councils are acting disproportionately when trying to stop what critics call ‘middle-class fly ...
Addressing the temporary housing crisis | LocalGov
WEB3 hours ago · The first step should be to engage with local agents who can identify properties that will meet the requirements. Effective conveyancing goes beyond the basics of property law; it requires a deep understanding of the unique challenges associated with acquiring properties for temporary housing or refugee accommodation.
Pay - LocalGov
WEBSep 3, 2024 · Members of Scotland’s largest trade union have voted overwhelmingly to reject the latest pay offer from local government employers. Former council workers in the West Midlands are waiting months to receive their pensions after retiring, creating ‘huge hardship issues’, trade unions and a council have warned.
Parish councils can apply to £150m Community Ownership Fund
WEBMay 12, 2023 · Parish councils are now able to apply to the multi-million-pound Community Ownership Fund. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) today launched the third round of its £150m Community Ownership Fund. The aim of the fund is to help community projects to save local assets, such as …
LGA | LocalGov
WEBJul 25, 2024 · The number of people who believe they are getting value for money from local authorities is falling, according to a survey for the Local Government Association (LGA). Local government culture funding is under threat ‘due to the multitude of funding streams as well as the system for funding bids’, the LGA warns.
Local authorities and the AI revolution | LocalGov
WEBAug 24, 2023 · The potential benefits of AI are plain to see. It can streamline processes, reduce costs, improve services, and increase staff power. If local authorities can utilise AI properly, those benefits can then be delivered to citizens. Yet the economic and societal benefits of these innovations are only possible by maintaining the trust of the public.
How can local government rise to the expectations of the UK …
WEBAug 26, 2022 · It’s been a big summer for the UK Government in many ways. Not just in terms of how it’s ambitiously planning to shape the digital future of the UK economy but also when it comes to how it wants to transform the public sector itself, so that it can provide better services to citizens at both a central and local level.. But, while the government’s ambition for a new digital strategy ...