Wales

Car litter louts cost council taxpayers millions

Millions of pounds of council taxpayers’ money is being wasted dealing with litter lout motorists because of a loophole in the law, council leaders have warned.

100 councils use impact assessment tool

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More than 100 councils are now using a new tool designed to show the benefits of local regulation to business, consumers and communities.

Councils call for landfill tax to help meet demand for allotment plots

The Government should make some of the money raised through landfill tax available for people to set up allotments on disused land, according to council leaders.

Town halls present ministers with dossier of red tape faced by councils

A detailed dossier of bureaucratic burdens faced by councils, detailing the costs of unnecessary red tape and outdated laws has been submitted to Ministers by council leaders.

Public health funerals cost councils £1.56m a year

Thousands of people are still dying alone and lonely every year, with councils having to bury people without family or friends willing or able to pay for a funeral, according to new figures.

Councils stamp out criminal lifestyle

Councils across England, Wales and Northern Ireland are using the full force of the law to help stamp out the lavish lifestyles of many criminals.

Crime falls to record low

Crime in England and Wales has fallen to its lowest level since comparable records began in 1981, according to official figures.

Council leaders unveil plan to cut bureaucracy

A reform programme to deliver billions of pounds worth of savings by cutting a swathe of bureaucracy and the quango state is published today by town hall leaders.

Mortgage Repossessions Bill receives Royal Assent

The Mortgage Repossessions (Protection of Tenants) Bill has received Royal Assent.

Councils want freedom to build up to 500,000 new homes

Councils could deliver up to 500,000 new homes for low income families over the next decade if they are given new freedoms over their budgets, town hall leaders have said.

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