News The MJ
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Asylum seekers moved from RAF Wethersfield due to incomplete safety checks
April 23, 2024
The Home Office has moved 70 people away from an asylum accommodation site after it failed to complete necessary safety checks on time.
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Peers call for action on private ownership of children’s homes
April 23, 2024
Peers have called for action to tackle private companies’ dominance of the children’s homes market.
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Unison warns of looming strike as it awaits pay offer
April 23, 2024
Scotland’s largest local government union has warned strike preparations could begin next week amid growing tensions over pay.
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Gove open to giving mayors Whitehall voice
April 23, 2024
Local government secretary Michael Gove has not ruled out a ‘formal structure’ for mayors to work more closely with central government.
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West of England Combined Authority announces chief
April 23, 2024
The West of England Combined Authority has appointed Stephen Peacock as its chief executive.
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UK first as council approves stake in low-carbon firm
April 23, 2024
Shropshire Council is to become joint owner of a firm producing low-carbon materials worth an estimated £133,333 annually to the authority.
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Minister rules out Oflog role on audit
April 23, 2024
A minister has quashed suggestions oversight of audit should be handed to the Office for Local Government (Oflog).
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Blow to council hopes for cash boost
April 23, 2024
The prospect of extra cash for councils has faded further with the latest public finance figures showing the UK borrowed more than expected last month.
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High Court challenge against Government energy standards
April 23, 2024
A legal challenge against Government restrictions on energy efficiency standards is to proceed to the High Court.
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Scots government 'unlikely' to create equal pay body
April 22, 2024
Scottish Government ministers are unlikely to establish a national equal pay unit, despite calls from the trade union that led to strikes over the snowballing issue.
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Wirral assurance panel ‘no longer required’
April 19, 2024
Wirral MBC’s Independent Assurance Panel (IAP) has officially stood down after declaring it was ‘no longer required’.
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EXCLUSIVE: Home Office shuns London housing agreement
April 18, 2024
The Home Office has refused to commit to signing up to a key agreement governing London boroughs’ procurement of temporary accommodation, The MJ can reveal.