News The MJ
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Transparency calls over monitoring officer departure
May 16, 2024
Salford City Council’s opposition leader has called for transparency over a settlement agreement The MJ understands was paid to its departing monitoring officer.
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Wales pushes back council tax reform
May 15, 2024
Council tax reforms will not come into force until 2028, the Welsh Government has announced.
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Dorset to host UK’s first coastal tourist tax
May 15, 2024
The first coastal tourist tax in the UK is expected to be introduced in Dorset after hoteliers in the region voted for the plans.
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Fresh local government cuts warning
May 15, 2024
Government commitments mean real-terms cuts will have to be made to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities without a higher overall spending envelope, a report has warned.
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Auditor issues qualified opinion on Stoke-on-Trent accounts
May 15, 2024
Concerns over finances and children’s services have resulted in auditors issuing a qualified opinion on Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s accounts.
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LGA: Care Act hope has faded
May 15, 2024
Only around two thirds of councils are confident of being able to meet all their legal duties under the Care Act by next year (2025-26).
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Nottingham's chief executive announces departure
May 14, 2024
Nottingham City Council’s chief executive Mel Barrett has announced he is to leave the authority.
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Government advisers warn graduate visa curbs could undermine levelling up
May 14, 2024
Curbs on visas for graduates could undermine levelling-up, the Government has been warned by its own advisers.
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Government waters down rough sleeping legislation
May 14, 2024
The Government has watered down plans to criminalise rough sleeping following a Tory backbench rebellion.
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Mandatory reporting exemptions a 'fudge'
May 13, 2024
Ministers’ decision to exempt instances of child abuse from a new reporting law means they have dodged the mandatory duty demanded by a national inquiry, victims and campaigners have warned.
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Centre launched to fend off council cyber attacks
May 13, 2024
A Security Operations Centre (SOC) has been established in Wales aiming to ward off cyber attacks.
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UASC Kent arrivals up 59% last year
May 13, 2024
The number of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC) arriving in Kent continues to soar while the county council awaits court guidance on improving the national transfer scheme.