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This letter introduces an updated council tax collection fund deficit spreading tool, to help billing authorities undertake the calculations required in January 2022.
A letter on routine annual social care funding to local authorities for the financial year 2021 to 2022.
The government will deliver on its manifesto commitment by scrapping the electoral system of Supplementary Vote.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Plans to strengthen council finances, reduce risk to public funds and ensure councils are delivering value for money for taxpayers published.
Establishing these new unitary councils will bring significant benefits to Cumbria, North Yorkshire, and Somerset, giving the local leaders there tools to help level up opportunity and prosperity across their communities.
Sir James Bevan discusses need to address environmental inequalities as part of the "levelling up" agenda
Speech by Secretary of State Robert Jenrick MP at the Local Government Association’s annual conference 2021.
Further measures to help ensure taxpayers get value for money by improving the effectiveness and transparency of local government audit.
Lord True, Minister of State for the Cabinet Office, sets the record straight on voter identification plans.
Letter from the Minister for Local Government to councils in England on the High Court’s judgment regarding remote meetings.
Updated guidance has been published following confirmation that emergency legislation regarding virtual council meetings will not be extended.
Letter from the Minister for Local Government to councils in England on the future of regulations introduced during the coronavirus pandemic regarding remote meetings.
The Secretary of State’s statement to Parliament in response to the Best Value Inspection Report regarding Liverpool City Council.
Individual activists will be able to campaign outdoors in a COVID-secure way from 8 March, ahead of the English local elections in May.
Individuals who need to self-isolate because of coronavirus will still be able to vote in the local elections through new emergency proxy voting measures.
This letter sets out the impact on Local Council Tax Support schemes of legislation which has recently been laid before Parliament.
Letter from Luke Hall MP, Minister of State for Regional Growth and Local Government, to Councillor Hamida Ali, Leader of Croydon Council.
Discretionary council tax reductions for young people leaving care.
Documents relating to the Secretary of State’s announcement of an inspection of Liverpool City Council’s compliance with its Best Value Duty.
Response to review into the effectiveness of local audit published.
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