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Latest regulatory judgements
A housing association has had its governance rating downgraded by the regulator after charging 662 households too much rent. According to Inside Housing: Network…
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London Councils get around the 6 week B&B rules for homeless
Crackdown on B&Bs has increased the use of ‘annex’ accommodation According to LG News: The number of families living in emergency ‘annex’ accommodation in…
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Regulator may require HAs to take out loans for non affordable housing activity
Permission may be needed to protect social housing assets. English housing associations may have to ask permission from the regulator to take out loans against…
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Urgent need to tackle loneliness in older people
Loneliness in older people must be ‘urgently’ tackled, with only ‘patchy’ access currently available to local support – a report warns. According to LG…
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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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Cut the trees and turn down the street lights
Councils could save hundreds of thousands of pounds a year by dimming their streetlights, a report published today suggests. According to LG news: The…
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A new Peoples Ombudsman for health and public service
MPs have demand the ‘outdated’ Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) be replaced with a ‘People’s Ombudsman’ According to LG News: In Time for…
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Reducing poverty through public procurement
Public sector contractors could be creating thousands of jobs for marginalised young people, according to a new report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF).…
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New tool to reduce obesity
A new tool designed to help councils reduce obesity rates by 2020 has been launched. Yes i am pulling in my tum as i…
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Advisory Board set up for the digital high st
An advisory board has been set up to investigate how digital technology can help create the sustainable and thriving high streets of the future.…
