Some public services will see real-terms cuts in next year's Spending Review, after the Institute for Fiscal Studies warned the Budget showed plans for overall departmental…[more...]
The Government has said it is “minded-to” approve local government reorganisation (LGR) plans in East Sussex, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire but will withdraw decisions in… [more...]
People are facing a “painful” and “depressing” few years ahead, economic think tanks have warned, after forecasts showed growth in living standards almost coming to a… [more...]
There are “more hard times ahead for local councils” following the Autumn Budget, local government finance experts have warned.
Dan Bates, head of research at… [more...]
Cumberland and Liverpool councils have had revised plans to reform local special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) services approved by government.
They were two of… [more...]