Business acumen and entrepreneurship are ‘flourishing’ in local government, according to new research from the Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE).
Plans to assess the cost to councils of the government’s transparency agenda are not yet underway, although the LGA has pledged they soon will be.
Localis points out that local authorities are becoming more entrepreneurial at a time of unprecedented financial challenge, as the FT investigates how councils are increasingly looking towards corporate sponsorship for income.
Senior figures in local government have welcomed the extent to which councils are to be involved in welfare reform.
Ministers have issued a guide to the new standards regime following confusion over whether sitting councillors would have to register their interests.
A cheaper rate for councils hoping to borrow money from the Public Works Loans Board is to be available from November, the government has announced.
Culture minister says government is putting infrastructure in place as Lords report criticises ‘flawed’ broadband strategy
Thirty councils across the UK have received 50,000 each of government cash to support their bids to win a 24m ‘future city’ prize.
Thinktank Localis concludes that local leadership and community action are the best ways to spark regeneration
Five new future council pilot schemes have been announced by the Local Government Association (LGA).