The Audit Commission is battling to sell the Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA) to a potential Conservative government after two flagship Tory boroughs revealed that they were ?quitting? the ?costly and ineffective? assessment.
In our recently launched report The Bottom Line KPMG – together with the Think Tank Localis discuss 5 actions for local government that are essential for success in the current and emerging situation” writes Iain Hasdell
Two high performing, low tax, councils have slammed the Audit Commission’s new assessment regime, which they say has proved costly and ineffective.
Though the pre-budget report looms, the Total Place pilots are far more focused on what happens next year, with much of the groundwork already taking place
It will take 33 years to clear the council house waiting list in some parts of London, figures revealed yesterday.A study found 1.8million are currently waiting for accommodation, but last year only 27,000 properties were let to new tenants. Housing charity Shelter said Barnet in London had the longest list.
Essex County Council has rubber stamped an eight-year contract for IBM to take on a range of its services. The announcement follows speculation that Essex had scaled back their ambitions for the closely watched tie-up, which was advertised as a contract worth up to 5.4bn.
A network has been created to connect the growing number of co-operative school trusts in England. There are now 26 co-operative schools running in 15 trusts – with a further 120 schools in the pipeline.
London Councils and London mayor Boris Johnson have made a last ditch plea for greater financial autonomy ahead of the pre-Budget report. The boroughs and the mayor want to explore the use of US-style funding models.
Failure to meet strict EU standards on air pollution could add 15 to the average annual council tax bill and kill thousands of people every year, townhalls have warned
Surrey County Council has signed a groundbreaking contract that will transform the county’s street lighting system, with the biggest roll out of revolutionary new energy saving technology in the country