Clarke warns councils over role
Press Review 21 October 2004
Charles Clarke has warned councils that they must face up to their new relationship with schools and should not seek to claw back power over teachers.
Councils chief issues tax warning
Press Review 21 October 2004
Council tax may have to rise by at least 12.5 per cent next year unless ministers give local authorities and police forces an extra £1.3 billion.
Labour proposes council tax aid for pensioners
Press Review 18 October 2004
Labour is considering plans to offer automatic council tax benefit to two million pensioners.
Councils threatened with tax cap
News Article 11 October 2004
Local government minister Nick Raynsford has warned town hall chiefs he will cap excessive council tax rises again.
Labour’s stealth centralisation
Publication Article 1 October 2004
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Tories attack rising council tax bills
News Article 30 August 2004
Rising council tax bills have cost average householders more than £1,500 since Labour took office, the Conservatives have said.
Council workers face ethics review
News Article 19 August 2004
Plans to overhaul the ethical framework for local government employees have been announced by Phil Hope.
Prescott planning pension cuts
Press Review 16 August 2004
The government is planning to cut council workers' pensions if they retire before the age of 65, according to The Times.
Rural tax rates slammed
Press Review 3 August 2004
Those living in rural England are increasingly paying higher council tax than city residents but still receive fewer services for their money, according to a new report.
Capital council tax under attack
News Article 2 August 2004
Rural local authorities have attacked the level of council tax subsidy given by the government to London.
New budget plan for councils unveiled
Press Review 28 July 2004
The government has set out a 10-year plan for better local government.
Strategy sets out future of councils
News Article 27 July 2004
Ministers have set out a 10-year plan for better local government.
Ministers unveil 10-year vision for councils
Press Review 27 July 2004
Councils could be enlarged and given extra powers and financial freedoms under proposals from the government, which sets out its 10-year vision today.
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