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LAs invited to bid for property efficiencies programme
Up to fifteen local authorities stand to gain £40,000 each in resources to help drive property efficiencies from a programme jointly run by the…
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£350m could be saved by LAs in sharing services says new report
Shared services have saved the taxpayer more than £350m with 96% of councils involved in some kind of sharing, according to the latest figures…
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Crowd sourcing for VFM ideas
A London borough is using crowd sourcing to encourage ‘innovative and game-changing ideas’ from staff on how to deal with budget cutbacks. Lewisham Council…
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Housing Excellence Award contenders
The awards for Housing excellence at at the shortlisting stage. Here are some the runners and riders: Housing excellence awards shortlist 2014 …
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Figures for under and over occupation released
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published the first ever census figures for overcrowding and underoccupation. According to Housemark: Of the 23.4 million households in…
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Localism – where are we now?
Looking beyond recent analysis focusing on Englishness and the politics of England, this paper investigates people’s level of connection with local areas, their trust…
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Will the 2012 census take place?
The Government has been urged to avoid scrapping the 2021 census, with MPs claiming the data would be of ‘fundamental importance’ to society. According…
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New scrutiny proposed in local authority areas
Every town and city should have a public accounts committee led by councillors that holds local services to task, according to a leading think…
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Councils can raid housing rents if tenants agree
Housemark has suggested that councils should ‘raid’ their housing budgets to save statutory services like social care and child protection as budget cuts push…
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Council intervention in private markets – consultation
The way councils can intervene in areas such as childcare, housing, payday lending and energy will be examined in a new think-tank study. According…
