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Council boycotts of Israeli goods will become illegal
The UK government plans to make local council boycotts of countries and companies – particularly Israel – illegal, in new measures announced this week
Communities Secretary Sajid Javid has unveiled plans to prevent council boycotts of companies and countrie unless they fall in line with central government policy.
The move aims...
Open science is changing the way knowledge is made and this is how
Head of Policy Affairs at Science Europe, Stephan Kuster, tells Open Access Government how open access promotes progress, helps society and benefits the taxpayer
We live in a knowledge-based society in which culture, wellbeing, innovation, prosperity and social cohesion depend on the discovery, production and multiple uses of knowledge. Knowledge-...
Lincolnshire street lighting project enters final phase
Work to introduce more cost-effective Lincolnshire street lighting is continuing in and around Boston, Skegness and Mablethorpe over the next few months
Lincolnshire County Council is proceeding with the final phase of a project to save £1.7 million from its annual street lighting budget of £5m. It is not the...
Cloud technology: A mandate for local government
When the bottom line is all-important, cloud technology can help local government with everything from disaster recovery to shared services
Local government needs to meet local needs. Government leaders are now expected to find ways to adopt technological innovations to increase citizen and business satisfaction against a backdrop of reducing...
Nine out of 10 councils do not pay fair price for adult social care
Adult social care is being undercut by councils failing to pay realistic prices to support older people and people with disabilities in their own homes
New data from the UK Home Care Association (UKHCA) has revealed the majority of councils in the UK are not paying enough towards social care...
Reforming Britain’s apprenticeships
Mark Dawe, chief executive of the Association of Employment and Learning Providers, discusses the reform of apprenticeships in the UK and what the outcomes should be.
The far from smooth reform process has lasted over 4 years and could one day make for a very interesting academic case-study in government...
Online council services to be expanded in Wrexham
Wrexham Council is expanding its digital capabilities to enable residents to access more services online…
An expansion of Wrexham Council’s digital agenda will enable residents to access more services online.
The council has revealed it will continue to grow its online capabilities, saving some £5m from its 2017/18 budget.
Currently, Wrexham residents can...
£46m spent on pay public sector staff suspended on full pay
According to a new investigation by ITV’s Tonight programme, at least £46m of taxpayer’s money has been spent on public sector staff suspended on full pay…
Over the past three years, it has been reported that more than 5000 staff at NHS Trusts, police forces and county councils in England...
Waste crime costs England £1 billion a year
Environment Agency chief Sir James Bevan says waste crime costs England £1 billion a year while offering huge profits for criminals…
According to the head of the Environment Agency (EA), Sir James Bevan, waste crime is the ‘new narcotics’, offering massive profits for criminals whilst costing the taxpayer in the...
Street light switch-off programme expanded in Lincolnshire
Five new areas in Lincolnshire are set to see their street lights turned off as part of a council programme to save £1.7m…
More street lights are set to be turned off under controversial plans from Lincolnshire County Council.
Despite outcry from the public the county council turned off some lights...
European energy policies in light of climate ambitions
Jukka Leskelä, the incoming CEO of Finnish Energy discusses European energy policies and how they must work towards climate targets
Since the Paris agreement last December there has not been a lack of ambition in global climate. Holding the global warming to “well below 2 degrees above pre-industrial levels” requires quick...
LGA says school finances should be monitored by councils
Councils should be able monitor academy school finances to prevent taxpayers’ money from being used inappropriately, says the LGA
Holding down the public sector fort
Gerry Kelliher, EMEAR Sales Director, Kodak Alaris outlines how digitisation is transforming the public sector and lifting the paper weight it's been carrying…
The public sector is inherently weighed down by paper. From internal government processes to medical records (which costs the UK government millions annually) and benefit management, paperwork...
UK’s membership to the single market boosts GDP
New research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies has found staying in the single market could add an extra four percent to the UK’s economy…
Leaving the single market could have a significant impact on the UK economy, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).
The think tank investigated the...
Surrey County Council to turn off 40,000 street lights
In a bid to save money, Surrey County Council is to turn off more than 40,000 street lights overnight…
Over 40,000 street lights will be turned off overnight in an attempt to cut costs. The announcement was made by Surrey County Council, but which lights will be turned off has...
Poverty costs government services £78bn a year
A new report has warned it costs government services £78bn to tackle the impact of poverty across the UK, with the health service bearing the brunt of this…
Poverty in the UK is costing the government a whopping £78bn a year to tackle. This bill does not include money spent...
What’s the return on investment in solar PV?
Ben Robinson, Business Development Manager at BayWa r.e. Solar Systems shares his thoughts on the return on investment you can expect to see when installing a solar PV system...
According to The Telegraph, more than 300 British households are installing solar PV modules onto the roof of their house every week. The...
Three-weekly waste collection for Oldham approved
The council has approved proposals to move residual waste collection services to three-weekly across the borough…
Oldham is set to join a number of councils across Manchester that have moved to three-weekly waste collection services.
The council’s cabinet approved proposals to change the frequency of residual waste collection services to three-weekly...
EU Referendum: Farage on the Thames and the economy
With a week to go until the vote, the pressure is really on both sides to make a final push to get supporters on board. Vote Leave tried to alleviate some concerns regarding the fate of EU grants, providing assurances these would continue to be paid out in the...
8 ways the referendum vote could affect your business costs
Phil Foster, Managing Director of Love Energy Savings outlines what impact the EU referendum vote could have on businesses...
British history is about to be made, and despite the 23rd June Referendum being on the horizon, we have no clue as to which way the public will be voting.
This uncertainty extends...
