Sentences with phrase «funded by local councils»

The law lords» decision in YL v Birmingham City Council that the Human Rights Act 1998 does not apply to people in private care homes whose places are funded by local councils, exposes a loophole in the law which needs to be closed by statute, says Eric Metcalfe, director of human rights policy at JUSTICE.

Not exact matches

Reform of metropolitan councils is set to be derailed unless there is a quick response by the state government to concerns over funding implementation costs, according to the WA Local Government Assoc

Provide funding and support to local councils to target local litter hot spots and further improve already successful kerbside recycling by reducing contamination

The childcare provider will then ask you to sign a form confirming that you accept the place and this will be used by them to claim funding directly from the local council.

Although houses were built by local councils, funding came from the central government so the political decision to no longer do so was taken in Westminster; hence my formulation UK government.

The problem is that in the bleak landscape of austerity, where local councils have had their budgets halved since 2010 and are looking at losing another third of their funding over the next four years, a service which isn't even used by their own residents could start to look like an easy cut to make.

This funding arrangement works as long as each council assumes reciprocity - the local authority funds a local refuge which will mostly be used by women from other areas but its own residents will be able to seek safety in refuges funded by other councils.

These newly established positions will lead combined authorities set up by groups of local councils with additional powers and funding.

Now, local government secretary Greg Clark claims to have found the answer: by 2020, local authorities will be financially self - sufficient, with funding from local revenue sources such as council tax and business rates to take the place of government grants.

Schools, local councils and professionals need better guidance and training to work with migrant families from Eastern Europe and their children, according to new research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).

Councils will see their Whitehall funding rise by # 3.1 billion to # 65 billion next year, local government minister Phil Woolas has announced.

Local government is financed by grants from central government funds, business rates, council tax, and, increasingly, fees and charges such as those from on - street parking.

Touted under the banner «it's time», flagship policies include a commitment to abolish council tax and instead fund local services through a three pence income tax rise - the maximum allowed by the devolved government.

He finally stated: «Why can't the prime minister listen to those in local government, to the King's Fund, the NHS Confederation, her own council leaders and recognise this social care crisis forces people to give up work to care for loved ones because there isn't a system to do it; makes people stay in hospital longer than they should; and leads people into a horrible, isolated life when they should be cared for by all of us through a properly funded social care system.

The new political appetite for «localism» in town planning has triggered anxiety within local communities and amongst those charged with making it work, according to new research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).

Most of the local politicians I speak to - Labour, Lib Dem and Conservative - blame the crisis on three issues: government cuts and low funding, poor financial management by the current administration, and a decision to keep council tax rates low.

Local authority pension funds should invest in local building on land released by counLocal authority pension funds should invest in local building on land released by counlocal building on land released by councils.

Governor Cuomo's first stop on his assessment tour was at an assembly of local officials to hear presentations by five representative projects funded by the North Country Regional Economic Development Council.

By Esseh Ikora The chairman of Mkpat Enin local government council of Akwa Ibom state, Ekanem Brown said that he was able to provide funding...

Local government is financed by a combination of centrally - administered funding and locally - administered charges and taxes - the most significant of which is council tax.

Police Authorities were corporate bodies, which raised revenue to fund the operation of their police forces by levying a precept on Council Tax Collection Authorities - District Councils and Unitary Authorities - which was added to local people's Council Tax bills.

Thirty - one of 51 Council districts participated this year, leading to $ 34 million in capital funds going towards hyper - local projects chosen directly by the districts» voters.

On Wednesday, members of the city council's Progressive Caucus, including Councilman Daniel Dromm, chair of the Education Committee, came to Albany asking state legislators to adopt a budget that provides funding mandated by the Campaign for Fiscal Equity court decision, excludes additional resources for charter schools, leaves the charter school cap at current levels and provides more local control over the city's schools.

He is scathing about the excessive cost of local government, cutting his own salary by more than half and seeking to rid the council of waste and bureaucracy, but some of his actions and remarks have caused upset — he recently praised the family values of the Taliban, and pledged to cut funding for Gay Pride events in the town before changing his mind.

Amanda also served as the Director for Participatory Budgeting for Council District 30, where she spearheaded the allocation of over one million dollars in capital funds, as voted on by thousands of local residents, to improve public schools, libraries, and parks in the district.

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Good as the news was for Central New York, it appeared that not every project chosen by the local council received state funding.

The method they developed to test for antioxidant levels was funded by a local chocolatier in Metro Vancouver, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and by the non-profit MITACS.

Head teacher Alan Gray said: «The funding for additional accommodation provided by Hertfordshire County Council has allowed the school to successfully admit students and meet local demographic pressures to the north of St Albans.

However, to be financially viable, the service needs to be at least 50 - 55 per cent otherwise it will need to be subsidised by either school budgets or local council funding.

The expansion, funded by Nottingham City Council, will see a further 210 school places added for local children and expansion work should be -LSB-...]

In the past, they have received # 25,000 conversion costs from the Department for Education, and have topped up their budgets by as much as 10 %, receiving funds for support services that used to go to the local council.

The ATL motion approved today calls on the union's leadership to lobby the government to restore and fund local authority supply lists — platforms run by councils that allow supply teachers to find vacancies without using a costly agency.

The government wants all English schools to become academies, independent of local councils and funded direct by Whitehall.

A study released by the Wisconsin Budget Project, an arm of the Wisconsin Council on Children and Families, recounts the effects of several years of slim funds to local schools.

Washington, D.C. --(March 23, 2016)-- The State of Our Schools: America's K — 12 Facilities report, released today by the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the 21st Century School Fund and the National Council on School Facilities, shows that the nation faces a projected annual shortfall of $ 46 billion in school funding, despite significant effort on the part of local communities.

Legislators are currently considering four other CTU - supported bills that directly impact conditions in public schools: HB 5481, requiring school districts to report class size data to ISBE and sets targets for K - 12 class sizes beginning in 2020; HB5721, which mandates improved public input and transparency in CPS capital spending and provides supports for schools and students hit with school actions like closings and turnarounds; HB 3786, which requires fully empowered local school councils in publicly funded schools, including charters, that must vote by a super-majority to approve school closures and reorganizations; and HB 4800, which would move surplus TIF funds to public education needs.

Even before the Legislature adopted the Local Control Funding Formula, foster youth had the right to receive partial credits for all work satisfactorily completed before transferring schools under Education Code Sections 49069.5 and 51225.2, according to a resource guide developed by the Alliance for Children's Rights in conjunction with the California Department of Education, the Department of Social Services, the California School Boards Association and the Child Welfare Council.

This book, co-conceived by publisher and author, was published as a fund - raiser for our local arts council, and to celebrate the marvelous diversity of creative talent who lived in our backyard.

Loan funding is provided by more than 43,000 individuals, plus the UK Government, local councils, a university, and a number of financial organizations.

Supported by Arts Council England's Cultural Destinations fund and The D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership.

Bonavista Biennale 2017 was awarded the Tourism Excellence Award from Hospitality Newfoundland, and was generously supported by Canada Council for the Arts, Canada 150 Fund, NLArts, ACOA, Fishers Loft, corporate sponsors, local businesses and individual donors.

Finding funds for new acquisitions in the age of austerity is a problem — a report published earlier this year by Arts Council England and the New Local Government Network showed that local authority investment in arts and culture facilities has fallen # 236m since Local Government Network showed that local authority investment in arts and culture facilities has fallen # 236m since local authority investment in arts and culture facilities has fallen # 236m since 2010.

Over the years, Open Engagement has been made possible by invested students, educators, artists, community members, and local organizations and businesses, alongside the generous support of: A Blade of Grass, Arizona State University, Big Car Collective, Frank - Ratchye STUDIO for Creative Inquiry, Lewis and Clark College, Limerick School of Art and Design, OTIS College of Art and Design, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland Art Museum, Portland State University, Queens Museum, Regional Art and Culture Council, SPARC, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Southern Methodist University, The Carnegie Museum of Art, The Dunlop Art Gallery, The Heinz Foundation, The Office of Public Art, The School of Art at Carnegie Mellon University, The Sprout Fund, TriMet, University of Queensland, and University of Regina.

The ultimate aim is a national declaration of Climate Emergency with its ability to unlock all the required policy changes and funds for a rapid climate emergency response, but local councils can start the ball rolling by demonstrating successful climate emergency initiatives at the local level.

The tragedy has highlighted the divisions in society and raised many questions including issues as to: access to justice and legal funding, as the tenants were unable to obtain legal aid for advice due to the legal aid cuts; the legal protection of tenants both in private and social housing; the inability of council tenants to enforce or seek to have enforced basic fitness standards under the Housing Health and Safety Rating System and Housing Act 2004 (HHSRSA), and the purchase of housing stock by local authorities.

The Council did not dispute that it owed the sum awarded in the interim award but instead stated that it needed to be put in funds by its parent Ministry, the Ministry of Local Government and Outer Islands.

Town Managers serve the municipality by completing a variety of duties: preparing materials for council meetings, developing the annual budget, implementing financial reporting procedures, administering funds, liaising with the government and local entities, managing municipality assets, and hiring staff.

By the late 1980s, there were also other youth health services in Marion (Marion Youth Health) and Salisbury (Shopfront Youth Health), which were jointly funded by SA Health and their local CouncilBy the late 1980s, there were also other youth health services in Marion (Marion Youth Health) and Salisbury (Shopfront Youth Health), which were jointly funded by SA Health and their local Councilby SA Health and their local Councils.

Some states are trying to better coordinate governance by: a) combining agencies / divisions into a new state early childhood agency; b) establishing state - level cross-agency children's cabinets, commissions, or councils to plan, coordinate, and integrate programs and services; c) creating public - private partnerships in which state government partners with private entities to fund early childhood initiatives; and d) establishing local early childhood governance structures.