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Chuggers held to account Published : 30 January 2014
Complaints about street fundraisers, or ‘chuggers’, have fallen in the past 12 months following the introduction of a national voluntary ... read more |
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LGA response to bailiff survey Published : 30 January 2014
Cllr Sharon Taylor, Chair of the Local Government Association’s Finance Panel, said: “Councils have a responsibility to their taxpayers ... read more |
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RAC survey on parking profits Published : 30 January 2014
English councils have made another record surplus from their parking activities. In 2012-13 councils generated a combined ‘profit’ ... read more |
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Municipal bonds in the offing? Published : 30 January 2014
Councils are throwing their support behind plans to create a local government collective Municipal Bond Agency which would cut millions from ... read more |
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Supporting rural areas Published : 30 January 2014
We accepted in 2013 to 2014 that, based on the available evidence, rural areas had been comparatively under-funded. We therefore made an adjustment ... read more |
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Protections for councils Published : 30 January 2014
Alongside this we have increased the protection that the safety net will offer, so that no council will face a loss of more than 6.9% in their ... read more |
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Red tape cut reduces further burdens Published : 30 January 2014
Town hall red tape has been cut by almost one third since 2010 as central government further reduces the reporting requirements on local authorities, ... read more |
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Holding councils to account Published : 30 January 2014
As part of the drive to help cut council waste and increase local accountability, new provisions have been announced to strengthen the public’s ... read more |
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