Local Government Chronicle
18 January 1996
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£26.2M FOR OBJECTIVE 2 PROJECTS IN EASTERN SCOTLAND
Projects worth over£26.2m under the European Objective 2 Programme for Eastern Scotland were announced today by Sc... -
£40,000 FOR KELVIN VALLEY FLOOD PREVENTION STUDY
The Scottish Office would meet fully Strathclyde RC's request for up to£40,000 for a flood prevention study for Ke... -
£4M FOR FORMER COAL MINING AREAS IN EASTERN SCOTLAND
Projects worth over£3.9m under the new European RECHAR Community Initiative Programme for Eastern Scotland were an... -
10-YEAR BOND YIELDS 16 JANUARY 1996
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27% TAX RISE WITH CUTS NEEDS EXPLAINING
Carmarthenshire UA's Labour group is offering to visit every organisation in the county to explain why the authorit... -
30% INCREASE IN FUNDS FOR VICTIM SUPPORT SCOTLAND
The secretary of state for Scotland, Michael Forsyth, announced a 30% increase in funds for Victim Support Scotlan... -
6.8% OF VALUATION APPEALS OUTSTANDING (HANSARD)
The Valuation Office Agency had received 1,046,969 appeals against council tax valuation banding in England by 30 N... -
ABUSED CHILDRENS' PHONE LINE SWAMPED BY ITS OWN SUCCESS
The 10th anniversary of ChildLine is marked with a feature in The Daily Telegraph which says the charity has been '... -
ACC CALLS FOR GOVERNMENT INQUIRY INTO IRISH SEA ARMS DUMPING
The Association of County Councils is calling for a government inquiry into the dumping of dangerous weapons into B... -
ACTORS REFUSE TO SIGN NEW CONTRACTS FOR CIVIC THEATRE
Coventry's civic Belgrade Theatre could close by March because of a boycott by actors, reports BBC Coventry and War... -
ADC ASKS GUMMER TO EXPLAIN 'BIAS' AGAINST DISTRICTS
Association of District Councils chairman Peter Greenwood yesterday hit out at the 'deplorable treatment' of the au... -
ADDITIONAL AIR POLLUTION MONITORING FOR GLASGOW
An additional kerbside air pollution monitoring station for Glasgow was announced today by the Scottish environment... -
ADLO SOUTHERN REGION CHOOSES AWARD WINNERS
An award for 'Excellence in Service' has gone to Walsall MBC's sport and leisure direct service organisation, while... -
ALG WANTS FE POWERS
Councils must have a greater role in running further education if over-16s are to be offered the opportunities they... -
ALLOCATIONS FOR REORGANISATION COSTS ANNOUNCED (HANSARD)
Maximum allocations for 1996/97 reorganisation costs for authorities that have been or are to be reorganised on or ... -
ANOTHER CUT IN UK BASE RATES: COMMENT
The Bank of England announced today that it was cutting its minimum lending rate from 6.5% to 6.25%. This is a clea... -
ANOTHER CUT IN UK BASE RATES: COMMENT
The Bank of England announced today that it was cutting its minimum lending rate from 6.5% to 6.25%. This is a clea... -
APPEAL COURT RULES CCT RESTRICTIONS UNLAWFUL
A court of appeal ruling that restricting the bodies invited to tender for a local authority's housing management c... -
APPEAL COURT: GUMMER DEFENDS BERKSHIRE REORGANISATION RULING
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APPEAL JUDGES RESERVE DECISION IN BERKSHIRE REVIEW CASE
court ref no: FC3-96/5057/D ... -
APPEAL 'KNOCKS HOLE IN LAW TO OUTLAW PROTEST'
Wide-ranging police powers, introduced by the Criminal Justice Act to outlaw selected public protests, may prove un... -
ARMSTRONG DEVELOPS LABOUR'S ATTITUDE TO CENTRAL/LOCAL RELATIONSHIP
Hilary Armstrong, Labour's local government spokeswoman, told an Association of District Council's symposium yester... -
ASSOCIATIONS URGE GOVERNMENT TO SEE SENSE ON HOMELESSNESS PLANS
Proposals to penalise homeless people must not be allowed to enter the statute books the Associations of District a... -
ASSOCIATIONS USE CHANCE TO LOBBY GUMMER BEFORE RSGs ARE FINALISED
The government will be warned today that council taxpayers 'will have to pay more for less services.' ... -
ASYLUM BILL TO BE PAID BY GOVERNMENT
The government is to soften the impact of its plans to withdraw housing and other benefits from asylum seekers. ... -
ASYLUM SEEKERS' BENEFITS PLAN 'UNLAWFUL'
Government plans to withdraw housing and other welfare benefits from thousands of asylum seekers from February 5 vi... -
AUTHORITIES ASK COURT TO DECIDE WHEN A RIVER REACHES THE SEA
Court ref: CO/3779/94 ... -
AUTUMN ELECTION FORECAST AS MAJOR SUPPORTERS PLOT TO OUST HIM
Senior Tory 'grandees' are planning to oust prime minister John Major after the May local elections and replace him... -
BATH APPREHENSIVE ABOUT NATIONAL TRUST'S ANTI-CAR MEASURES
Bath City Council is apprehensive about the first attempt by the National Trust to force visitors to abandon their ... -
BEDFORD BC FINED OVER DANGEROUS REMOVAL OF ASBESTOS
Bedford BC has been fined£8,000 by the town's magistrates for breaching safety regulations when dangerous asbestos... -
BEWARE BANKERS BEARING GIFTS FOR COUNTY FARMS - WARNING
Wiltshire county councillor and farmer John Robbins, speaking on Radio 4's Farming Today programme, warned county c... -
BIDDERS SHORTLISTED FOR FOUR MORE RAIL FRANCHISES
Franchising director, Roger Salmon, announced today that he has shortlisted companies which submitted indications o... -
BIG CITIES ARE BEST FOR BOOSTING THE ECONOMY: NEW STUDY
Without investment in public transport and roads, London is in danger of losing its competitive edge over other lar... -
BIG MIDLANDS HOUSING ASSOCIATION MERGER FAILS AFTER BALLOT
Tenants have rejected plans to create one of the Midlands' biggest housing associations, reports The Birmingham Pos... -
BIRMINGHAM AUDIT FINDS GRANT 'BANKROLLED PHANTOM JOBS'
A Birmingham City Council audit has found that a training centre which received£300,000 funding has misused its ca... -
BRENT COMPENSATES VICTIMS OF JOB PURGES
Brent LBC has paid out around£350,000 in compensation to staff and former employees who claimed unfair dismissal a... -
BRENT LBC DEFENDS FINANCE ACCUSATIONS
Brent LBC, one of the last Tory councils in England, is this month trying to come to grips with a series of allegat... -
BRISTOL REGENERATION 'DISASTER FOR CITY'
The Financial Times (p8) carries a feature on the fate of the Bristol Development Corporation which has just been w... -
CAMBRIDGESHIRE DECIDES TO CLOSE FOUR LIBRARIES
Cambridgeshire CC has agreed to close four libraries, and substantially reduce the opening hours of the remainder.... -
CAN WE FIX THIS HOLE AT THE HEART OF OUR CITIES?
The city centre, long the focus of social, public and commercial activity, has been drained of life - a process whi... -
CANDIDATES SOUGHT FOR INLAND WATERWAYS' BODY
Candidates are being sought for appointments to the Inland Waterways Amenity Advisory Council, Robert Jones, enviro... -
CARDIFF BAY BIRD COMPENSATION MEASURES ANNOUNCED
Plans to provide a bird reserve on the Gwent Levels between Uskmouth and Goldcliff to compensate for the loss of th... -
CARDIGANSHIRE UA FACES CASH CRISIS
Senior councillors and officers in Cardiganshire UA are warning of major cuts in services in the area as the depth ... -
CAREERS SERVICE 'FIASCO' AS PREFERRED BIDDER PULLS OUT
Lewisham LBC's education chair has labelled the process to decide who runs the South London Careers Service a gover... -
CAUTION URGED AMID SUPERHIGHWAY HYPE
Councils should avoid being seduced by the hype surrounding the 'information superhighway', according to computer c... -
CHANCELLOR CUTS INTEREST RATES BY 1/4 PER CENT
The Bank of England today cut interest rates by 1/4 per cent. ... -
CHANCELLOR CUTS INTEREST RATES BY 1/4 PER CENT
The Bank of England today cut interest rates by 1/4 per cent. ... -
CHOSEN BIDDER PULLS OUT OF LONDON CAREERS CONTRACT
Ministers faced an embarrassing setback over CCT on Sunday when GrandMet Trust, the charitable arm of the food and ... -
CIH NOTES SOME CONCESSIONS IN HOUSING BILL
Housing Bill proposals to limit councils' duty to house homeless households to 12 months only will result in a 'rev... -
CITY INTERVENTION KEEPS GREENWICH IN MILLENNIUM RACE
Intervention by the Corporation of London has contributed to a delay in the choice of site to hold the Millennium e... -
COASTAL COURT CASE - HULL'S SEASIDE RESORT STATUS 'A JOKE'
Court ref: CO/3779/94 ... -
COLCHESTER TO FIT FIRE DETECTORS IN ALL HOMES
Colchester BC is to fit smoke detectors in all its 6,900 council homes at no additional charge to tenants. ... -
COMMENTS INVITED ON PAYMENT OF DLA TO HOSPITAL IN-PATIENTS
The secretary of state for social security has referred to the Social Security Advisory Committee proposals which w... -
COMMONS COMMITTEE WARNS CLARKE OVER PSBR
MPs told the chancellor his forecast of the public sector borrowing requirement over the next few years was 'perhap... -
COMMUNITY CARE DIRECT PAYMENTS CONSULTATION PUBLISHED
Details of how local authorities will be able to give people cash payments to enable them to make their own arrange... -
COMPUTER CONFUSION OVER YEAR 2000 THREATENS CHAOS
Councils face a multi-million pound bill to avert chaos because many of their computers will not recognise the year... -
COMPUTERISED REGISTER FOR STREET REPAIRS (HANSARD)
Contractors working on the department of transport's computerised street works register for English and Welsh local... -
CONCERN OVER FIRE SAFETY OF SINGLE STOREY SUPERSTORES
Serious concerns about the fire safety of buildings typically used by superstores has prompted the Association of C... -
CONTRACTORS DRAW BATTLE LINE ON CCT
Private sector contractors are to launch yet another attack on councils' handling of white-collar competition. ... -
COUNCIL MOVE PROMPTS CALL TO OPEN UP WATER MARKET
The government has been urged to open the domestic water market to competition by a Midlands company which claims i... -
COUNCILS BATTLE OVER NORTH'S WATER COMPENSATION CHEQUE
Wansbeck DC and Castle Morpeth BC are in dispute over a£80,000 compensation payment from Northumbrian Water. ... -
COUNCILS COULD SOON SELL SERVICES TO EACH OTHER
The Independent's second section (p18), runs a feature on the prospects for local authorities to sell services to a... -
COUNCILS CRITICISE PRIVATE FINANCE PLANS
Council leaders, due to meet environment secretary John Gummer today, will question the level of enthusiasm in the ... -
COUNTY COUNCILS OFFERED CASH FOR FARM ESTATES
The Financial Times (p6) reports on a scheme by merchant bank Kleinwort Benson to buy farm estates from county coun... -
COUNTY STAFF TO LOSE THEIR LAY-OFF RIGHTS
The DoE is rushing through regulations to remove the right to three months' notice of redundancy for hundreds of re... -
COVENTRY CAN'T ACT ON 'EYESORE' BARRIER BETWEEN NEIGHBOURS
The Daily Mail (p7) highlights the conflict between neighbours in a suburban street after one couple surrounded the... -
CRIME PREVENTION AGENCY STOPPING CRIMINALS IN THEIR TRACKS
The latest crime prevention initiatives to stop criminals in their tracks have been discussed at the first meeting ... -
DETRIMENT RULES FACE LEGAL THREAT
Scottish unions are collecting details of local government employees affected by detriment regulations with a view ... -
DoE ORDERS EREWASH BC TO RE-TENDER CONTRACT
Erewash BC has been ordered to re-tender its grand maintenance contract awarded to its own workforce. ... -
DRAFT WASTE MANAGEMENT PAPER 26D ON LANDFILL MONITORING
Technical guidance on the monitoring of landfill is published for public consultation, Earl Ferrers, minister of st... -
DRIVE TO INCREASE ETHNIC EQUALITY IN PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS
More members of the ethnic minorities will be encouraged to apply for public appointments at a seminar in London th... -
EDINBURGH CONSIDERS DEFYING THE CAP TO AVOID 9.6% CUTS
Edinburgh UA is considering defying the government's capping limit as a report from director of finance Donald McGo... -
EDINBURGH IN UNIQUE DEAL WITH PRIVATE SCHOOL
Edinburgh DC is working with a leading private school in its bid for lottery money to pay towards a new£1m sports ... -
EDUCATION CHIEF QUERIES HEADS' CALL FOR GREATER EXCLUSION POWERS
Leicestershire CC's education department says it has doubts about proposals put to government by head teachers for ... -
EDUCATION CUTS NATIONAL CAMPAIGN GROUP PREPARES TO FIGHT
Campaigners against education cuts from all over the country will meet next month to plan their strategy for 1996, ... -
EDUCATION FUNDING PLEDGE ATTACKED BY CROSS-PARTY MPs
MPs have challenged the government's claim that it will spend nearly£878m more on schools next year, reports the F... -
ENVIRONMENT SECRETARY OPENS REFUSE-TIP POWER STATION
A£2m power station fuelled by rotting rubbish is being opened by environment secretary John Gummer later today, re... -
EQUITY MARKET INSIGHTS
The FT-SE 100 closed on Friday at 3,657.3, finishing the week a net 47.2 points lower, or 1.3%. Poor performance m... -
EQUITY MARKETS, 16 JANUARY 1996
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EURO FUNDS TO BE RUN REGIONALLY
The Local Government International Bureau has welcomed the government's decision to decentralise management of Euro... -
EUROPEAN LOCAL GOVT LOOKS FOR BETTER DEAL FROM REVISED MAASTRICHT
Local government can play a key role in building a citizens' Europe, according to Ken Bodfish, chairman of the UK l... -
EVICTION EN ROUTE FOR NEWBURY BYPASS PROTESTERS
The high court will next week be asked to grant possession orders on four sites occupied by Newbury bypass proteste... -
EXCHANGE RATES, 16 JANUARY 1996
Currency Latest 1 week ago 4 weeks ago 12 weeks ago 16 Jan 9 Jan ... -
EX-LAMBETH LBC SCHOOL PROFILED
The Sunday Times (p 14) examines the impact pupil selection has had in turning around Archbishop Tenison's school i... -
FINANCIAL DIARY FOR THE WEEK
Date Indicator Market Last Month ... -
FIRST CoR MEETING OF THE YEAR
The Committee of the Regions will welcome Alexander Tchernoff, president of the Congress of Local and Regional Auth... -
FIRST WELSH COUNCIL TO SEEK PRIVATE CASH TO BUILD SCHOOL
Caerphilly UA is the first authority in Wales to seek private investment to fund the building of a new school, The ... -
FORESIGHT CHALLENGE - RESULTS OF INITIAL STAGE
From the 500 or more collaborative partnerships that submitted outline bids, 63 have been invited to prepare full b... -
FORSYTH JOINS UNION TO THWART TIME BILL
Scottish secretary Michael Forsyth is to hold talks with the Communication Workers Union as part of a campaign to t... -
FORSYTH SINGS PRAISES OF GLASGOW
In a wide-ranging speech today to the Glasgow Business Table, Scottish secretary Michael Forsyth outlined his oppos... -
FRAUD TEAM NETS 120 AT LAMBETH
More than 120 Lambeth LBC staff face prosecution and the sack after an investigation of income support and housing ... -
FRONT-BENCHERS ADDRESS ADC SYMPOSIUM
Labour's local government spokesperson Hilary Armstrong and the Liberal Democrat spokesperson on constitution issue... -
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FUNDING CUTS TO FIRE BRIGADES 'STARTING TO HIT HOME' - ACC
Government funding cuts to fire brigades are starting to hit home as local authorities in England and Wales begin p... -
GATESHEAD LOSES BID TO EXTEND POLICE CHECKS TO NEW RECRUITS
The Home Office has stated there are no plans to extend the list of groups of employees who have access to children... -
GEDDES CLAIMS CAP WILL FORCE EDINBURGH COUNCIL TAX UP 10%
The City of Edinburgh Council has warned that it faces a£41 million budget cut next year to meet stringent capping... -
GEOFFREY HOWE'S U-TURN ON LONDON-WIDE AUTHORITY
Former deputy prime minister Geoffrey Howe - who was instrumental in the closure of the Greater London Council - no... -
GLOUCESTERSHIRE CC'S DERYCK MEAD ON ACTION FOR CHILDREN
The Guardian's society section (p9) profiles Deryck Mead, former social services director of Gloucestershire CC, ta... -
GOVERNMENT MAKES ELECTION PLANS
The Conservatives are making contingency plans for a General Election either in the Autumn or in April 1997, The Ti... -
GOVERNMENT MIGHT REFUSE PAY AWARDS ABOVE 3% SAYS CIPFA
With gross earnings for the whole economy still only rising by 3.25% per annum, the government is unlikely to allow... -
GOVERNMENT PRESS RELEASES ISSUED FRIDAY 12 JANUARY
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GOVERNMENT PRESS RELEASES ISSUED MONDAY 15 JANUARY
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GOVERNMENT PRESS RELEASES ISSUED THURSDAY 18 JANUARY
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GOVERNMENT PRESS RELEASES ISSUED TUESDAY 16 JANUARY
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GOVERNMENT PRESS RELEASES ISSUED WEDNESDAY 17 JANUARY
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GOVT TO PRESS AHEAD WITH OPT-OUT SCHOOL BALLOT INQUIRY
An inquiry into claims of intimidation during an opt-out vote at a Darlington comprehensive school will go ahead sa... -
GUIDANCE ON WASTE MANAGEMENT PLANNING
Environment secretary John Gummer has drawn attention to new guidance on the principles and practice of waste manag... -
GUMMER ANNOUNCES SUCCESSFUL ENTRANTS TO URBAN DESIGN
Environment secretary John Gummer today announced the selection of case studies under his department's Urban Design... -
GUMMER INVITES TENDERS FOR ROUND TWO OF NATIONAL FOREST SCHEME
The second round of the National Forest Tender Scheme was launched today by environment secretary John Gummer. He i... -
GUMMER LAUNCHES LONDON REPORT THAT 'COULD APPLY TO ALL REGIONS'
Stop knocking London and concentrate instead on making it an even bigger success, environment secretary and ministe... -
GUMMER WARNED OF 10% COUNCIL TAX HIKE
The public faces a 10% increase in council tax and deep service cuts, Association of Metropolitan Authorities leade... -
GUMMER: A GROWING ECONOMY DOESN'T DEMAND EVER GROWING TRAFFIC
There is no longer a need to link economic growth with traffic growth, said John Gummer, environment secretary, loo... -
GUMMER'S 1,000-YEAR CHALLENGE TO LONDON PLANNERS
Environment secretary John Gummer will issue a challenge to town planners to come up with a vision of London worthy... -
HACKNEY RUBBISHES DoE RENT ARREARS TABLE
Hackney LBC, which is top of a government table of rent arrears, this week rubbished DoE figures used to produce th... -
HAGUE PRAISES 'TEAM WALES' IN LAUNCH OF BUSINESS ADVICE SERVICE
The launch today of a telephone number that accesses the whole range of advice available to small and medium-sized ... -
HAGUE TO CONSULT OVER WELSH HOUSING ASSOCIATION RTB
Welsh secretary William Hague is to consult on changes to new right-to-buy rules, the Western Mail reports (p3). Th... -
HEAD'S FURY AS YOUTHS IN CARE HOME STONE HIM
A headmaster who was injured shielding his pupils from stones thrown by teenagers at a children's home next door ha... -
HIGH COURT SAYS NO TUPE FOR PENSIONS
Eleven Lancashire dinner ladies who lost out on valuable pension rights when the county council contracted out cate... -
HIGH IQ DISABLED GIRL IN COURT APPEAL OVER GRAMMAR PLACE REFUSAL
CASE NO: CO/4056/95 ... -
HIGHLAND FACES£2M DAMAGES CLAIM AFTER CRASH ON GRITTED ROAD
A woman who was injured when the car she was in collided with a lorry six years ago, is demanding£2m in damages fr... -
HOUSING BENEFIT CUTS FORCE COHABITATION
West Glamorgan CC officials say that government proposals to reduce housing benefits for young couples force many t... -
HOUSING BILL COULD SPARK TORY REBELLION
The government fears that some of the proposals due to be published in the Housing Bill today will spark widespread... -
HOUSING BILL PUBLISHED
The government today published a Housing Bill for England and Wales to 'give wider choice and a better quality of l... -
HOUSING ELDERLY PEOPLE
The Guardian's society section (p9) runs a feature on the problems of housing for elderly people, previewing a pape... -
HOW TO GET A WINNING HAND IN BRUSSELS
Two bruising decades of fighting the UK's corner in the European Union have prompted Whitehall to issue Brussels-bo... -
HSC LAUNCHES DISCUSSION DOCUMENT ON SMALL FIRMS
Introducing the new Health and Safety Commission (HSC) discussion document 'Health and safety in small firms' commi... -
HSE STREET LIGHTS INVESTIGATION PUTS COLCHESTER IN THE DOCK
Colchester BC has been fined£9,000 after admitting errors which put workmen at risk as they put up street lights, ... -
HUMBERSIDE ANTI-BULLY PROJECT ATTACKED
A 'scheme that teaches victims of classroom bullies to combat their tormentors by hugging them' has been condemned ... -
HUMBERSIDE DA APPEARS TO BACK SACKED DEPUTY HEAD'S CLAIMS
The Humberside district auditor has found that 'excessive' overtime by caretakers was common in Hull schools at the... -
HUMBERSIDE SAVES DoE
The DoE has reissued transfer regulations after Humberside CC officers spotted a loophole which would have entitled... -
HUNG SUFFOLK COUNCIL REJECTS CCTV SCHEME
Labour and Liberal Democrat councillors on hung Suffolk Coastal DC have voted down a plan to install a£420,000 CCT... -
INQUIRY INTO HOMICIDES & SUICIDES BY MENTALLY ILL PEOPLE
A report published today by the Royal College of Psychiatrists gives no evidence that either homicides or suicides ... -
INSPECTIONS OF 'VOUCHER REDEEMING ESTABLISHMENTS' (HANSARD)
The government has estimated that the first phase of the voucher scheme will require the inspection of 600 'voucher... -
INTEREST RATES, 16 JANUARY 1996
London Clearing Banks' Base Rate: 6 5% (since 13 Dec 1995) ... -
JOB LOSSES LIKELY AS NORTHANTS LEAVES SCHOOLS TO FUND PAY RISE
Up to 100 county council jobs and teaching posts in some schools could go as a result of cuts in Northamptonshire C... -
JOINT FORUM CAMPAIGNS ON SCOTS LOCAL GOVT EXPENDITURE
The COSLA/trades unions joint forum today agreed to join forces in a campaign against the government's spending cut... -
JUDGE DECIDES SETTLED GYPSY FAMILY HAS TO MOVE
Court ref: CO/34906/95 ... -
KENY MAYOR DEFIES BR OVER FARE FIASCO
A mayor this week dared British Rail to fine him if he took advantage of an embarrassing loophole in ticket pricing... -
KYNOCH 'APPALLED' AS 30% PLUS COUNCIL TAX RISES FORECAST
Dundee City Council said yesterday its council tax bills could rise by 27%-30% even after spending cuts of£14m tha... -
KYNOCH 'APPALLED' BY GLASGOW'S PREDICTED COUNCIL TAX
Commenting on the City of Glasgow's Council prediction of a 36% council tax increase next year, Scottish local gove... -
LABOUR CALLS FOR EMERGENCY PLAN TO 'RESCUE' MENTAL HEALTH
Labour has called on the government to adopt a four-point emergency plan to restore public confidence in mental hea... -
LABOUR MAY OVERTURN SUPPORT FOR FIRST-PAST-POST WELSH ASSEMBLY
A row is brewing in the Labour party over fears that the shadow Welsh secretary Ron Davies is to overturn policy on... -
LABOUR SAYS ALL IS NOT WELL WITH DELAYED HOUSING BILL
Lengthy delays in the introduction of the government's Housing Bill have led Labour to suggest that the legislation... -
LABOUR UNLEASHES LIVINGSTONE ONTO AUDIT
The last leader of the Greater London Council has been given the first significant recognition by Labour parliament... -
LABOUR 'WOULD TRANSFER POWERS'
Deputy prime minister Michael Heseltine has cited Labour party policy documents to try to prove that Tony Blair wan... -
LABOUR: FREE UP CAPITAL TO ALLEVIATE CONSTRUCTION CRISIS
The Building Employers Confederation's forecast that a further 20,000 jobs will go over the next few months 'confir... -
LABOUR'S LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROPOSALS MIRRORED IN SCOTLAND
A Scottish Labour party consultation document on local government proposes tough new powers for the Accounts Commis... -
LABOUR'S NEW DEAL FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Labour's vision for a new accord between local and central government and between state and civil society was set o... -
LANDMARK TUPE RULING - PENSION RIGHTS DO NOT TRANSFER
Court ref: B 129/95 ... -
LAST WEEK'S FINANCIAL INDICATORS
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LEADING URBAN PLANNING HISTORIAN DIES
Gordon Cherry, a national authority on the history of town planning, has died aged 64. ... -
'LET US USE OUR OWN PAPERS TO PUBLISH PERFORMANCE INDICATORS'
Councils in England and Wales are being forced to publish information more expensively than necessary as a result o... -
LGA SEEKS TO INFLUENCE NATIONAL AGENDA
Ruling members of the Local Government Association have agreed that the new body should set out to improve the qual... -
LIB DEMS BATTLE FOR LEGACY OF 1977 HOMELESS ACT
The Liberal Democrats have added their voice to the condemnation greeting the Housing Bill. ... -
LINDSAY REAFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR SCOTTISH ACCESS FORUM
Scottish Natural Heritage's national Concordat on access to Scotland's hills and mountains has been launched. ... -
LOCAL AUTHORITY BORROWING REQUIREMENT DECEMBER 1995
The local authorities borrowing requirement (LABR) is provisionally estimated to have been£0.4 billion in December... -
LOCAL AUTHORITY CONCERN AT BUILDING INDUSTRY RECESSION
Local authority leaders are seeking an urgent meeting with building industry leaders to share concerns about the fu... -
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LORDS TOLD AUDIT PANELS ARE A MUST
Councils must set up audit committees, Audit Commission controller Andrew Foster told a House of Lords select commi... -
LOTHIAN MENTALLY DISABLED HOME ABUSE INQUIRY LAUNCHED
An investigation has been launched into allegations of neglect and abuse at a home for mentally disabled people in ... -
MASONIC SECRETS SAFE IN CLWYD
Clwyd CC leader Dennis Parry has expressed disbelief that not one of Clwyd's 14,000-strong workforce has admitted b... -
MASSIVE SUPPORT FOR WELSH LANGUAGE PUBLIC SERVICES
83% of people in Wales thing that all public bodies should be able to deal with people in both Welsh and English la... -
McKENNA BIDS FOR EUROPEAN POSITION TO FURTHER CAUSE OF WOMEN
Rosemary McKenna, president of the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, has been appointed chair of the UK Gro... -
MERGED WELSH FIRE BRIGADES APPROVED
Orders to create two of the three proposed Welsh fire brigades have been approved by a Commons standing committee, ... -
MILLENIUM EXHIBITION SITE DECISION MAY BE PUT OFF
Today's meeting of the Millennium Commission will only choose an operator to run the Millennium celebrations, predi... -
MILLENNIUM EXHIBITION DECISION DUE AS RIVALS CLASH
Accusations of dirty tricks have been made in advance of tomorrow's decision on which of four shortlisted sites wil... -
MINISTER PRAISES DYNAMIC MANCHESTER
Manchester is a dynamic, thriving and creative city with a proud history and a bright future national heritage secr... -
MINISTER REJECTS PRIORITISING FAILED CCTV BIDS (HANSARD)
Home office minister David Maclean has refused a request from Liberal Democrat MP David Rendel to give 'special con... -
MINISTER SPELLS OUT BENEFITS OF TOURISM
Tourism is worth£138m a year to Newcastle's economy and there is even more out there for the taking, national heri... -
MINISTERS LAUNCH NEW APPROACH TO TACKLE JUVENILE CRIME
Effective action to divert children from a life of crime is the first priority of a new government task force to ta... -
MORE INFO FOR SCOTS PARENTS ON SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS
Parents should be informed about effective provision across all sectors of education for children with special educ... -
MORE MONEY THAN EVER GOING TO THE ARTS, CLAIMS BOTTOMLEY
The arts in Britain have access to more money than ever before in their history, national heritage secretary Virgin... -
MURDER PLOT SACK APPPEAL
A social worker sacked after plotting to kill her ex- husband claims she was unfairly dismissed. ... -
NAHT CALL WOULD 'EXPEL CHILDREN FOR SINS OF PARENTS'
Schools should be allowed to expel the children of parents who threaten or use violence against staff, the National... -
NATIONAL DATABASE TO COMBAT STUDENT GRANT FRAUD PLANNED
Education and employment minister, Eric Forth today announced a new measure to help combat student grant fraud. ... -
NEW CAMPAIGN TO TACKLE RADON IN HOMES
The government's campaign to tackle radon in homes enters a new phase in February - when 200,000 householders in th... -
NEW FUNDING TO TACKLE HOUSING BENEFIT FRAUD
Local authority inspectors believe the government has underestimated by half the volume of housing benefit fraud, B... -
NEW POWERS PLANNED TO STOP SCHOOL FIELD SALES
Plans to give the Sports Council powers to intervene before playing fields are sold for development are being drawn... -
NEW RESEARCH ON YOUNG PEOPLE AND CRIME
A quarter of youth crime is committed by three per cent of young offenders according to new research published by t... -
NEW SENIOR TRAFFIC COMMISSIONER APPOINTED
The appointment of a new Senior Traffic Commissioner was announced today by the department of transport. ... -
NEWBURY BUSINESS EXECUTIVES JOIN ROAD PROTEST
A group of leading Newbury businessmen will today declare their opposition to the town's controversial bypass at a ... -
NEWBURY PROTESTERS SPOT EU BIRD NESTING DIRECTIVE
Protesters against the Newbury Bypass are hoping that an obscure European Directive which prohibits tree felling du... -
NO RIPPLES WITHOUT THE NIPPLES
Round one in the moral fightback goes to East Lindsey District Council, Lincolnshire, which has finally removed the... -
NORFOLK CCTV SCHEME IS FIVE-STAR: MICHAEL HOWARD
Closed circuit television has made an immediate impact in five Norfolk towns, home secretary Michael Howard said to... -
NORTH LANARKSHIRE INQUIRY ENTERS FINAL PHASE
The inquiry into appointments at the North Lanarkshire authority ended this week with its chairman Ian MacLeod prom... -
NORTHAMPTON MEMBERS MEET MINISTER IN LAST DITCH UNITARY BATTLE
A cross-party group of Northampton councillors will try again today to press for unitary status for the town, repor... -
NOT A ROLE FOR CITY CORPORATION
In a letter to the editor of the Financial Times (13 Jan, p6), Robert Speirs wrote: ... -
NOTTINGHAM STAMPS ON POOR SERVICE
People who fail to receive the level of service promised in Nottingham City Council's new Refuse Collection Custome... -
OBITUARY FOR CARDIFF 'INSPIRATION'
An obituary for Philip Dunleavy, member of Cardiff City Council from 1962-83, is carried in The Independent (p12).... -
OFSTED FINDS WIDE VARIATIONS IN NUMBERS IDENTIFIED HAVING SEN
Effective support by senior management for special educational needs (SEN) coordinators is one of the keys to achie... -
OLD PEOPLE'S HOME CLOSURE 'SATISFACTORY' COURT RULES
Court ref: CO/3548/95 ... -
'OUTRAGED' SHELTER VOWS TO FIGHT EVERY STEP OF THE WAY
'Outraged' at the government's 'determination to push through with damaging changes to the homelessness legislation... -
OXFORDSHIRE SEEKS£1M FROM FIRM PLANNING NEW FACTORY
A north Oxfordshire company is being urged to offer up to£1m to help fund local road improvements, reports BBC Oxf... -
PETERBOROUGH COUNCILLOR SET TO JOIN SCARGILL'S SLP
A Peterborough Labour councillor who resigned because he was unhappy about the party's new policies and image says ... -
PM BOWS TO LIGHT PRESSURE FROM FORSYTH
John Major has decided to back Scottish secretary Michael Forsyth's opposition to the backbench Bill designed to br... -
POLICE INVESTIGATE AFTER MAYOR'S BEER 'SPIKED'
Police are investigating after Filey town council mayor Colin Haddington's drink was apparently spiked with drugs i... -
POLLUTION MAKES GREENWICH UNSUITABLE FOR MILLENNIUM
The Independent (Jan 13, p8) reported that the winner of the fierce competition to host the Millennium Exhibition, ... -
PROGRESS OF BILLS AT 18 JANUARY
1R=first reading 2R=second reading 3R=third reading HC=House of Commons HL=House of L... -
PROPOSALS TO HELP LEASEHOLDERS ANNOUNCED
Proposed legislative measures to give leasehold home owners better protection against unscrupulous landlords were a... -
PROTECTING PLAYING FIELDS CONSULTATION PAPER ISSUED
Sports minister Iain Sproat and planning minister Robert Jones has announced further action to improve protection f... -
PROTESTS FROM 'MIDDLE' ENGLAND AFFECT GOVT'S ROADS PROGRAMME
A regional breakdown of the revised new roads programme - released to MPs this week - shows drastic cuts to plans f... -
PUBLIC WORKS LOAN BOARD RATE OF INTEREST TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES
Lending rates on and after 16 JANUARY for quota loans. ... -
RACE BIAS OVER NURSE 'IS LEGAL'
Race relations experts were startled after an industrial tribunal decided that a black nurse had suffered discrimin... -
RACE CASE RAISES FEAR OF PREJUDICE AT WORK
'Legal' racism suffered by a black nurse could set a precedent for staff such as home helps, Unison fears. ... -
RAYNSFORD PLEDGES TO FIGHT HOUSING BILL 'TOOTH AND NAIL'
Labour will fight the Housing Bill 'tooth and nail', Labour's housing spokesman Nick Raynsford has promised. ... -
RE-APPOINTMENT OF CARDIFF BAY CHAIRMAN
Geoffrey Inkin has been re-appointed as chair of the Cardiff Bay Development Corporation. ... -
REFORMER IN A RELUCTANT CITY
New York City Mayor Rudolph Giulani, in an interview with The Times (13 Jan, p6), explains how his tough policies h... -
REGULATING PRIVATE NON-RESIDENTIAL SOCIAL SERVICES (HANSARD)
A 'major' review of the way social services is regulated and inspected is underway, health minister Baroness Cumber... -
RENFREWSHIRE CONSIDERS CHALLENGE TO 'UNREASONABLE' SETTLEMENT
Renfrewshire UA is taking legal advice on the possibility of a judicial review of the secretary of state's 1996/97 ... -
REPORT ON THE INSPECTION OF FIFE CHILD CARE SERVICES
The Social Work Services Inspectorate inspection of child care services in Fife found that the child care staff in ... -
RESERVED RULING ON CHALLENGE TO DoE'S COASTAL DEFINITION
Court ref: CO/3779/94 ... -
RESERVES SET TO DRY UP WITHIN TWO YEARS
Council reserves could be wiped out in two years, exposing authorities to a major spending crisis. ... -
RESIGN, WELWYN TORY GROUP LEADER TELLS DEFECTOR TO LABOUR
The Conservative group leader on Welwyn Hatfield DC has called on a former colleague who has switched sides to Labo... -
RESTRICTIONS ON ARRANGING DEATH REGISTRATION TO BE LIFTED
Government proposals to introduce greater flexibility in the choice of where bereaved people can register a death o... -
REVIEW OF LAST WEEK'S DATA
In the UK manufacturing output remained flat in November, with annual growth slipping from 1.0% to 0.5%. More erra... -
ROAD ACCIDENT CASUALTIES AND CENTRAL EUROPEAN TIME
A report analysing the likely effect on road accident casualties in Scotland following the introduction of Central ... -
ROUND TABLE ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT'S FIRST REPORTS
The UK Round Table on Sustainable Development today published its first three reports. The titles are: ... -
RURAL LANDOWNERS CALL FOR UNITY
The Countryside Landowners Association in Wales has called for an end to old rivalries to allow a network of partne... -
RURAL SCOTS FACE£100M BUDGET CUTS
Scottish rural areas face£100 million of cuts next year, according to Convention of Scottish Local Authorities vic... -
RURAL WHITE PAPER DOESN'T GO FAR ENOUGH, COSLA SEMINAR HEARS
Adequately resourced rural development is vital if rural communities are to prosper, the Convention of Scottish Loc... -
S LANARKSHIRE 'A SYMBOL' ON DISABLED ISSUES, SAYS KYNOCH
South Lanarkshire Council has been congratulated on becoming the first of the new Scottish unitary authorities to c... -
SCARGILL'S SOCIALIST LABOUR PARTY TO FIGHT BYELECTION
Arthur Scargill's new Socialist Labour party is set to fight the Hemsworth byelection next month, reports the Guard... -
SCHOOLS MUST FOLLOW MODERN TEN COMMANDMENTS
The government's chief curriculum adviser is to instruct schools to follow a modern set of ten commandments to give... -
SCOTS COUNCIL CLAIMS RESULTING FROM EXTREME WEATHER
Scottish local authorities have been asked to submit details of additional expenditure incurred,which they consider... -
SCOTS PLAN SAME-DAY BUDGET RELEASE
New Scottish unitary councils may opt to announce their budgets on the same day to present a united front, amid fea... -
SCOTTISH COUNCILS SET FINAL SRAs
Councils across Scotland have now established their schemes of special responsibility allowances for councillors - ... -
SCOTTISH RURAL AREAS FACE LOSING£100M
Rural areas are set to lose£100m of public spending the vice president of the Convention of Scottish Local Authori... -
SEASIDE TORIES CALL FOR STRONGER HOSTEL MEASURES
Tory MPs representing seaside towns will urge the prime minister today to restrict the growth in bed and breakfast ... -
SEFTON MBC PICKS UP TOP RECRUITMENT ADVERT AWARD
An advertisement produced for Sefton MBC has won the local government/education category of the 1996 Recruitment Ad... -
SHEPHARD DECIDES AGAINST PRIMARY SCHOOL LEAGUE TABLES
Education secretary Gillian Shephard has bowed to teaching unions and decided against publishing league tables of p... -
'SHEPHARD MISLED PEOPLE OVER SCHOOLS' POWER TO SELECT 15%'
Education secretary Gillian Shephard has been accused of misleading parents, schools, and the public by wrongly giv... -
SHEPHARD WINS OPT-OUT BATTLE WITH MAJOR
Education secretary Gillian Shephard has dropped plans to allow voluntary-aided schools to 'fast track' to self- go... -
SIEMENS TO PULL OUT OF ROAD TOLLING
Siemens, the German electrical engineering group, has pulled out of British electronic road tolling trials because ... -
SINN FEIN PLAN FOR LONDON OFFICE BLOCKED
Camden LBC has blocked an attempt by Sinn Fein to open offices in central London as it attempts to set up overseas ... -
SLOUGH EXPECTS APPEAL COURT WILL RULE AGAINST BERKSHIRE
Slough BC is confident that the court of appeal hearing into the future of Berkshire CC will 'signal a speedy end t... -
SNP FACE HYPOCRISY CHARGE FOR BANNING CLLRS FROM QUANGOS
The Scottish National party has been accused of hypocrisy after revelations that it had refused to let its councill... -
SNP RENEWS ATTACK ON RENFREW'S CONTRACTS WITH SECURITY FIRM
Allegations about the relationship between Renfrew DC and security firm FCB, which has been at the centre of drugs ... -
SOCIAL WORKER 'UNFAIRLY DISMISSED' FOR MURDER
An Avon CC social worker is claiming that she was unfairly dismissed after losing her job when she was convicted of... -
SOLE GATESHEAD MBC TORY QUITS
The only Conservative councillor on Gateshead MBC has decided to quit, the Journal reports (p2). ... -
SOMERSET CC ATTEMPTS TO STRIKE A CHORD WITH TENANT
A Yeovil woman's karaoke renditions of country and western songs have prompted neighbours to call the police eleven... -
SPECIALIST SCHOOLS NOW ACCEPTED BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES
The government's specialist schools programme, including technology clleges, language colleges and city technology ... -
SPENDING ON PFI PROMOTION SET TO TREBLE
The treasury is set to increase spending on promotion of the private finance initiative by more than three times, t... -
STAGECOACH TAKEOVER OF CHESTERFIELD TRANSPORT CLEARED
Competition and consumer affairs minister John Taylor has accepted the Monopolies and Mergers Commission (MMC) find... -
STORMS HIT SCOTS FUNDS
Scottish councils will pick up a bill for£25 million to£30m for repairs to council houses damaged by December's u... -
SURPRISE CUT IN INTEREST RATES BY QUARTER OF 1%
Interest rates will be cut of a quarter of one per cent, The Bank of England announced in a surprise move this morn... -
SURREY SURVEY FINDS THIRD OF WOMEN FACE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Middle class women are as likely as working class women to be the victims of domestic violence, The Times reports (... -
TEACHERS PASS UP CHANCE OF HEADSHIP
Fewer teachers are prepared to shoulder the responsibilities of headship, with some inner-city schools left struggl... -
TENANTS' CHOICE SCHEME TO BE ABOLISHED
The abolition of the Tenants' Choice scheme, introduced in 1989 to achieve the government's aim of transferring hom... -
THE OUTLOOK FOR INTEREST RATES
Chancellor Kenneth Clarke and Eddie George, governor of the Bank of England meet on Wednesday to discuss domestic m... -
THE PENSIONS REVIEW SIB PROGRESS REPORT
The Securities and Investments Board has today issued the attached statement which sets out how work by front line ... -
THE WEEK AHEAD
A raft of UK economic data is published in the coming week, including producer prices, average earnings, retail pri... -
THOUGHTS ON THE GILT MARKET
This will be a busy week for UK data, and the gilt market will be on its toes watching out for any surprises, posit... -
THREE FAIL TO COMMIT 'RAVE' ORGANISER TO PRISON
CASE NO: 95/MTC/2420 ... -
TODAY IN PARLIAMENT, FRIDAY 19 JANUARY
The Housing Bill will be published. ... -
TODAY IN PARLIAMENT, MONDAY 15 JANUARY
The treasury committee will publish its report on the budget. ... -
TODAY IN PARLIAMENT, THURSDAY 18 JANUARY
Environment secretary John Gummer is introducing the Housing Bill in the Commons. ... -
TODAY IN PARLIAMENT, TUESDAY 16 JANUARY
Written announcements are expected on new objectives and guidance for the Rail Franchising Director and on radon ga... -
TODAY IN PARLIAMENT, WEDNESDAY 17 JANUARY
Environment secretary John Gummer is expected to make an announcement on the future of Tenants Choice. ... -
TONY BENN BACKS SACKED SHEFFIELD HEADTEACHER
Veteran Labour MP Tony Benn yesterday condemned Sheffield City Council's education committee for sacking headteache... -
TORY FISHING CRITIC ELECTED TO COLCHESTER BC
Fishermen's leader John Jowers has been elected to Colchester BC following the death of a Conservative councillor.... -
TORY PROMISE OF 1,000 EXTRA BOBBIES IN 'TATTERS'
Conservative manifesto pledges to put 1,000 more bobbies on the beat are in 'tatters' with police force strength ac... -
'TREE-KILLING' HOT DOG STALL EVICTED
Cambridge University's Emmanuel College has won the support of the city's environmental health and protection commi... -
UNIONS CALL ON COSLA TO STOP CO-OPERATING WITH FORSYTH
The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities has been accused by trade unions of being too co-operative with Scotti... -
UNIONS CONSIDER APPEAL OVER TUPE PENSION RULING
Unison and the GMB are considering an appeal into yesterday's high court TUPE decision involving 3,000 former part-... -
UNISON CALLS FOR FORSYTH BOYCOTT
The Scottish branch of Unison has called on councils in Scotland to stop talking to Scottish secretary Michael Fors... -
UNITARY COUNCIL TAX PAYS FOR DSS ERROR
Council taxpayers in England's new unitary authorities will see their bills rise by twice the level admitted by the... -
VACANCY CRISIS FEARED AS GOVERNORS QUIT THE PRESSURE
Extra pressure on school governors is set to lead to a huge number of vacancies throughout England and Wales by the... -
VAT IN RELATION TO EXEMPT SUPPLIES BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES:
REVISION OF NOTICE 749 ... -
WALSALL JOB ADVERT IS UP FOR AN AWARD
A controversial Walsall MBC advertisement which appeared nationally last summer claiming 'Local government doesn't ... -
WALSALL MBC FRONTRUNNERS TO WIN JOBS ADVERT AWARD
Walsall MBC's advertisement for five new departmental directors has been put forward as the best local government a... -
WALSALL MEMBERS STILL HOPE FOR PEACE WITH BLAIR
Breakaway Labour Walsall councillors have so far expressed no interest in joining Arthur Scargill's Socialist Labou... -
WARNINGS OF BLACK MARKET IN NURSERY VOUCHERS
An Audit Commission report due out next month will caution against the prospect of a black market in nursery vouche... -
WELSH PROVIDE 90% OF AGE FOURS WITH NURSERY EDUCATION (HANSARD)
Ninety percent of four year olds in Wales had a place in a state nursery or primary school as at January 1995 the H... -
WELSH SCHOOLS FEAR LOSING OUT TO REORGANISATION
Head teachers and union leaders in Wales are concerned that normal classroom spending will be cut as the salaries b... -
WELSH WITNESSES FOR STUDY ON LOCAL PUBLIC SPENDING BODIES
The Committee on Standards in Public Life - the Nolan Committee - will meet in public in Cardiff on Wednesday 24 an... -
WESTMINSTER CONSIDERS CONDEMNING HOSTEL HOUSING 400 REFUGEES
Up to 400 refugees from former Yugoslavia are being housed in an overcrowded and cockroach infested hostel, reports... -
WISH TO LIVE IN COUNTRYSIDE 'TIME BOMB FOR RURAL HOUSING'
A 'potential time bomb for rural housing' has been revealed by a poll commissioned by the Countryside Commission. ... -
WOODHEAD'S BAD REPORT
'Political' statements by chief schools inspector Chris Woodhead have prompted the Council of Local Education Autho... -
WORD TWIST TRIPS BLAIR ON HOUSING
Labour leader Tony Blair unveiled a major shift in his party's housing policy last week-to the surprise of housing ... -
YNYS MON TO TRADE ACROSS BOUNDARIES
The new Ynys Mon (Anglesey) Council in Wales is the first to declare its intention to take advantage of relaxed con...
