Bulletins

Government Transformation Strategy 2017–2020 launched

02/20/2017

Minister for the Cabinet Office Ben Gummer launches the new government transformation strategy to improve online public services.

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Business rates retention consultation

02/16/2017

The DCLG has published its response to Self-sufficient Local Government: 100% Business Rates Retention together with a further consultation on details of the new system.

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Apprenticeship levy and pooled PAYE schemes

02/15/2017

HMRC issues guidance on the apprenticeship levy and pooled PAYE schemes.

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London Counter Fraud Hub

02/09/2017

CIPFA launches the London Counter Fraud Hub, a counter fraud service supplying data analytics, investigations and a recoveries service for the 32 London local authorities and the City of London.

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Housing White Paper

02/07/2017

The government has published its White Paper, Fixing Our Broken Housing Market, focusing on plans for increasing supply of new homes.

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Reforms planned to IR35 rules

01/26/2017

Government to introduce 'off-payroll working in the public sector' legislation applying to payments made on or after 6 April 2017.

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Commons Library briefing on council tax increases

01/23/2017

Briefing paper explains the system of referendums on council tax increases in local authorities and sets out the legislative framework and the thresholds that have been set in previous years.

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Surrey plans 15% council tax hike

01/20/2017

Surrey County Council has confirmed that it will seek to raise council tax by 15% next year in order to offset cuts to central grant.

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Tax-Free Childcare and Unique Taxpayer Reference

01/20/2017

HMRC issues note on the Tax-Free Childcare scheme.

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Almost all schools to lose funding under formula change

01/17/2017

Ninety-eight percent of schools in England face a real-terms reduction in funding per pupil under the government’s proposed National Funding Formula.

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