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5 days ago · Support from Effective Energy Group for Local Authorities to Deliver £430m Sustainable Warmth Funded Energy Efficiency Projects. Effective Energy Group is now offering its support to the 40 Local Authorities who have received a share of the £430m to deliver their projects on the ground by surveying properties and installing measures.
Local authorities ask permission to raise council tax above …
19 hours ago · Image: Yau Ming Low / Shutterstock.com. More councils have pleaded with ministers to increase their council tax above the 5% referendum limit without holding a poll, it has emerged. Last month Windsor & Maidenhead BC warned a section 114 notice was ‘almost inevitable' if it was blocked from ...
Council tax - LocalGov
Nov 19, 2024 · Cash-strapped Thurrock Council has pledged residents will not face a 10% council tax rise – but still needs to confirm how much extra they must pay. Somerset Council is to seek a capitalisation direction and permission to raise council tax …
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Jan 10, 2025 · Support from Effective Energy Group for Local Authorities to Deliver £430m Sustainable Warmth Funded Energy Efficiency Projects. Effective Energy Group is now offering its support to the 40 Local Authorities who have received a share of the £430m to deliver their projects on the ground by surveying properties and installing measures.
Local Government Politics and Policy Updates | LocalGov
Michael Burton. Michael Burton has been writing and commenting on local government and the public sector for over 25 years as editor and since 2011 editorial director of The MJ plus its portfolio of associated local government titles including themj.co.uk, LocalGov and Surveyor.. He is the author of The Politics of Public Sector Reform from Thatcher to …
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Sep 20, 2023 · Support from Effective Energy Group for Local Authorities to Deliver £430m Sustainable Warmth Funded Energy Efficiency Projects. Effective Energy Group is now offering its support to the 40 Local Authorities who have received a share of the £430m to deliver their projects on the ground by surveying properties and installing measures.
LGA: Councils with ‘scarce resources’ need reorganisation support
Jan 13, 2025 · Councils that have bid to be on the fast-track for new devolution deals and reorganisation need extra funding and a quick decision on local elections, the Local Government Association (LGA) says. In a statement issued today, LGA chair Cllr Louise Gittins said that reorganisation is ‘emotive and ...
Thinking of integrating AI into your council? - LocalGov
Apr 3, 2024 · After Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced the Government’s AI ambitions this week, Russell Goodenough, head of AI for CGI in the UK and Australia, discusses the benefits AI could bring to the UK’s public sector.
Councils invited to bid for nature funding | LocalGov
Oct 2, 2024 · Image: summertimeblues / Shutterstock.com Local authorities across the UK have been invited to apply for grants to improve access to nature and green spaces in urban areas.
Autumn Budget: What does local government need to hear?
Oct 22, 2024 · Joe Fyans, head of research at Localis, looks at what local government needs to hear from the Chancellor in the Autumn Statement.