Sentence examples for councils by from inspiring English sources

Northern Ireland districts Voters will also elect 26 councils by STV.

When the screws have been tightened on councils by central government, anything can go.

The 8.8% figure refers to the amount of grant given directly to councils by the government.

We are helping local councils by drawing together best practice on commissioning".

He raised borrowing limits for councils by £300m over two years to fund 10,000 new homes.

By 2020, the £73m provided to English councils by the government over three years to implement the act runs out.

The survey aimed to capture a mix of large councils by population or area, with all main regions represented.

The timings, mainly based on information obtained from councils by the PA, show that Broxbourne could declare earliest, at 11.45pm on Thursday.

It would also improve oversight of academies, which are not answerable to councils, by installing regional directors of school standards to ensure they are up to scratch.

Combined with extra money freed up from underspends, and lower borrowing and non-domestic rates costs, that would allow him to increase funding for councils by £160m overall.

Whitehall support is uncertain as the government moves to abolish its funding of English local councils by 2020 and £26bn of revenue is devolved from business rates.