Councils warn housing shortfall and benefit cuts fuelling rising homelessness
Almost two thirds (64%) of councils across England are struggling to find social tenancies for homeless people...
Wednesday, 22 March 2017 00:01
Councils respond to Homelessness study report
Responding to the homelessness study published by Crisis and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Cllr Martin Tett, Housing spokesman at the Local Government Association, said...
Wednesday, 22 March 2017 00:01
Almost half of UK financial services staff now covered by ground breaking Women in Finance Charter
Another 33 firms have signed up to the government’s ground-breaking Women in Finance Charter, with 33,000 extra staff in the UK now covered by the plan to tackle gender inequality in financial services...
Wednesday, 22 March 2017 00:01
The Government urgently needs to put more funding into schools - ATL
The Government needs to find more funding for all schools, with many already being forced to make cuts to balance their budgets...
Wednesday, 22 March 2017 00:01
LGA responds to NAO report on the Government's road investment strategy
Responding to an NAO report on the Government’s road investment strategy, Cllr Martin Tett, LGA Transport spokesman, said...
Wednesday, 22 March 2017 00:01
UK families will soon see bills cut as date announced for the launch of Tax-Free Childcare
Launch of new Childcare Choices website means parents now able to find available government support...
Wednesday, 22 March 2017 00:01
IFS: New funding formula could imply further cuts to per-pupil spending of 7% for around 1,000 schools after 2019–20
In a consultation that closes today (March 22), the government has set out ambitious plans to implement a national funding formula (NFF) for schools in England...
Wednesday, 22 March 2017 00:01
This report shows that the Tories’ so called fair funding formula isn’t fair and it isn’t funded - Rayner
Angela Rayner MP, Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Education, commenting on an Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) report showing that the new schools funding formula could imply further cuts to per-pupil spending, said...
Wednesday, 22 March 2017 00:01
Committee calls for written evidence on the Prisons and Courts Bill
Do you have relevant expertise and experience or a special interest in the Prisons and Courts Bill, which is currently passing through Parliament?...
Tuesday, 21 March 2017 17:55
Additional airline security measures on some routes travelling to the UK
Phones, laptops and tablets larger than 16.0cm x 9.3cm x 1.5cm not allowed in the cabin on flights to the UK from Turkey, Lebanon, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Tunisia...
Tuesday, 21 March 2017 16:29