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The ten most recent reports and summaries published on the local government site.

• Bulletin of changes to local authority arrangements, areas and names in England: Orders and changes made between 1 April 2010 and 30 September 2011

  Orders and changes made by the Government and councils between 1 April 2010 and 30 September 2011.

  • Added:  4 May 2012
  • Site: Local government
  • Type(s): Reports and summaries

• Improvement Notice issued to Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council

  An Improvement Notice issued to Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council.

  • Added:  19 April 2012
  • Site: Local government
  • Type(s): Reports and summaries

• Accountability System Statement for Local Government

  This document sets out the accountability system for local authorities and fire and rescue authorities for the financial year 2012-13.

  • Added:  22 March 2012
  • Site: Local government
  • Type(s): Reports and summaries

• Cancellation of certain backdated business rates liabilities - Guidance note

  The purpose of this guidance note is to give assistance to local authorities in implementing the legislation cancelling certain backdated business rates liabilities.

  • Added:  5 March 2012
  • Site: Local government
  • Type(s): Good practice and guidance; Reports and summaries

• Improvement Notice: Waltham Forest Borough Council

  An Improvement Notice issued to Waltham Forest Borough Council by the Department for Education.

  • Added:  29 February 2012
  • Site: Local government
  • Type(s): Reports and summaries

• Improvement Notice issued to Birmingham City Council

  An Improvement Notice issued to Birmingham City Council.

  • Added:  25 January 2012
  • Site: Local government
  • Type(s): Reports and summaries

• Local Government Resource Review: Proposals for Business Rates Retention Consultation - Government Response Plain English Guide

  This plain English guide sets out the Government's response to its consultation and how the business rate retention scheme will operate.

  • Added:  19 December 2011
  • Site: Local government
  • Type(s): Good practice and guidance; Reports and summaries

• Local Government Resource Review: Proposals for Business Rates Retention Consultation - Government Response

  The Government's response to its consultation on proposals for business rates retention sets out a clear rates retention scheme which will incentive local authorities to grow their economies by allowing them to retain a proportion of business rate growth.

  • Added:  19 December 2011
  • Site: Local government
  • Type(s): Reports and summaries

• Localising support for council tax in England: Government's response to the outcome of consultation

  This document sets out the outcome of that consultation, how the Government intends to respond to the issues raised, and its plans for enabling local authorities to introduce localised schemes in England from 2013-14.

  • Added:  16 December 2011
  • Site: Local government
  • Type(s): Reports and summaries

• Improvement Notice issued to Slough Borough Council

  An Improvement Notice issued to Slough Borough Council.

  • Added:  21 October 2011
  • Site: Local government
  • Type(s): Reports and summaries