Category: Publications
A new report, published today, is calling on councils to be given new powers to charge for local services. The report, from the New Local Government Network think tank, follows […]
31st January, 2011
A new report by localism think tank NLGN has set out a vision for more sustainable local public services beyond the current financial settlement and the aims of the government’s […]
26th January, 2011
Our report suggests that the government’s flagship ‘Green Deal’ programme will be in danger of failing to reach the households most in need of more energy efficient homes across the social housing sector.
22nd November, 2010
Proposals to make new elected Police Commissioners more accountable to broader local democratic government and their local communities are published in this new NLGN paper
16th November, 2010
The Government’s new General Power of Competence for local authorities will only work successfully if councils are given clear legal freedom according to the New Local Government Network. In a […]
30th August, 2010
In a new report the New Local Government Network (NLGN) suggests setting a longer time horizon for the closure of the Local Government Pension Schemes’ (LGPS) historic deficit, which would […]
11th August, 2010
With investment in public building projects decreasing by 50% over the next four years, a new report recommends using the Local Government Pension Fund (LGPF), municipal bonds and council reserves […]
29th July, 2010
In the wake of the Coalition Government’s decision to scrap the Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA), NLGN is today calling for remaining inspection regimes to be slimmed down and for local […]
20th July, 2010
Analysing figures from the recent Budget, NLGN is predicting that this could leave councils with a funding reduction of over £12 billion, which could lead to services being cut or charges for local services increasing.
7th July, 2010
This paper argues that users would benefit if better outcomes could be achieved more efficiently if public services were subject to less central instruction, as long as the necessary safeguards of transparency, scrutiny and accountability to local citizens are...
16th June, 2010
Polling published by NLGN show strong support from local government leaders for new measures to tackle financial exclusion. With figures showing[1] that more than a third of low earners are […]
29th March, 2010
A lack of joined-up working across Whitehall departments risks undermining the Government’s Total Place initiative according NLGN’s new report. In one of the most detailed studies so far on Total […]
18th March, 2010
Abusing social housing should change from a civil to a criminal offence 50,000 properties estimated to be unlawfully sub-let Call backed by the Chartered Institute of Housing Savings of £750m […]
9th March, 2010
Cities and their surrounding areas could be governed by elected mayors with wide-ranging powers over tax, policing and health according to plans outlined in a new report. With David Cameron […]
25th January, 2010
Local authorities should channel funding to areas of skills training that will most benefit long term employment and economic growth in their locality. The economic downturn has seen unemployment in […]
12th January, 2010
15% of high street shops likely to be empty by Christmas Councils urged to offer business rate incentives for new companies Call for more independent shops to stop ‘Ghost Town […]
21st December, 2009
There is strong public support for local councils to use surveillance techniques to tackle anti-social behaviour, drug-dealing and theft, but also found it... 19th February, 2009
This research paper calls for central bodies to loosen their hold on the Government’s £45 billion Building Schools for the Future programme so that schools, parents, pupils... 19th January, 2009
Shared Services can assist with the transformation of local authority services, delivering efficiency gains and promoting innovation. Merging services together may not simply mean a cost saving, but could also allow greater innovation... 11th December, 2006