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Lyons review into council funding is delayed again
Council tax report delayed again

The Lyons review into council tax has been postponed yet again, to allow it to consider this week’s major reports on planning, transport and skills. Sir Michael Lyons was supposed to publish his report into local government finance last December, but it was postponed a year to allow him to also consider any new functions… Read more »

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Home Office figures show half of youth Asbos are breached
Over half youth Asbos breached

The number of young people breaching their anti-social behaviour orders (Asbos) has increased to more than half over the past two years, new figures show. The latest Home Office statistics reveal that between April 1999 and December 2005, 57 per cent of under-18s and 41 per cent of adults breached their Asbos, compared to 47… Read more »