Scottish finance secretary orders emergency spending controls
14 Aug 2024 Local & Devolved
Scottish finance secretary orders emergency spending controls
New spending will only be permitted if it is “truly essential or unavoidable”, Shona Robison says
Rayner announces new towns taskforce to 'get Britain building'
31 Jul 2024 Local & Devolved
Rayner announces new towns taskforce to 'get Britain building'
Sir Michael Lyons appointed to chair independent New Towns Taskforce
Covid Inquiry calls for 'fundamental reform' to civil emergency planning
18 Jul 2024 Local & Devolved
Covid Inquiry calls for 'fundamental reform' to civil emergency planning
Inquiry's module 1 report calls for "radical simplification" of processes and structures and a new statutory body
Rayner encourages 'devolution deserts' to seek new powers
16 Jul 2024 Local & Devolved
Rayner encourages 'devolution deserts' to seek new powers
Rayner says she wants to help more local authorities take on devolved powers in areas such as transport, housing and employment support
ONS team wins stats prize for 'considerable' improvements to local data
11 Jul 2024 Local & Devolved
ONS team wins stats prize for 'considerable' improvements to local data
Judges also praise cross-government refugee study which linked data from different departments
No.10 promises to loosen control over England's regions
10 Jul 2024 Local & Devolved
No.10 promises to loosen control over England's regions
“For too long a Westminster government has tightly gripped control," Angela Rayner tells metro mayors
Public sector's biggest four-day work week trial a 'win-win-win'
09 Jul 2024 Local & Devolved
Public sector's biggest four-day work week trial a 'win-win-win'
South Cambridgeshire District Council trial cut turnover and improved services and staff wellbeing
Anger over timing of £300m Northern Ireland mini-budget
02 Jul 2024 Local & Devolved
Anger over timing of £300m Northern Ireland mini-budget
NICS head Jayne Brady is asked to explain decision to proceed with announcement days ahead of general election
New interministerial group set up to boost culture collaboration
28 Jun 2024 Local & Devolved
New interministerial group set up to boost culture collaboration
Culture and Creative Industries Interministerial Group, which aims to encourage more collaboration between UK's four governments, meets for first time
Scottish civil servants need 'enhanced training' on writing bills, committee says
28 Jun 2024 Local & Devolved
Scottish civil servants need 'enhanced training' on writing bills, committee says
Finance and Public Administration Committee criticises government for failing to include full costs of potential laws
Progress on levelling up 'glacial', think tank says
19 Jun 2024 Local & Devolved
Progress on levelling up 'glacial', think tank says
Next government must be "decisive" if it wants to meet aims of levelling up white paper by 2030, IFS warns
Scottish Government announces 9.3% three-year pay framework
31 May 2024 Local & Devolved
Scottish Government announces 9.3% three-year pay framework
Finance minister says the public sector pay policy provides an above-inflation increase