News The MJ
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Grenfell council calls for homeless help
September 21, 2020
A small London council has called for other boroughs to help house its homeless.
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ADASS issues stark warning as White Paper faces further delays
September 18, 2020
The social care system risks complete breakdown experts have warned as it emerged that the long-awaited White Paper has been delayed again until next year.
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Croydon would have issued s114 'in normal circumstances'
September 17, 2020
Croydon LBC’s £49m total net forecast general fund overspend means it would have had to have issued a Section 114 notice in ‘normal circumstances,’ senior councillors have heard.
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Decisions over miserly income guarantee deal was ministers’ call
September 17, 2020
Local government calls for the income guarantee scheme to cover lost sales, fees and charges from the start of lockdown was knocked back by ministers, The MJ understands.
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£95k exit payment cap to come into force before 2021
September 17, 2020
The Government plans to bring its proposed £95,000 cap on public servants’ exit payments into force before the end of this calendar year, The MJ understands.
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No by-elections before May, ministers confirm
September 17, 2020
Ministers have confirmed that no by-elections or neighbourhood planning referendums will take place in England before May.
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Section 114 warning for troubled Thanet
September 17, 2020
The Section 151 officer of troubled Thanet DC has warned he may be forced to issue a Section 114 notice.
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'Rising star' to get new chief executive position
September 16, 2020
Cotswold DC is expected to appoint ‘a rising star in local government’ as it brings back its chief executive position.
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Committee condemns ‘pie-in-the-sky’ cladding promises
September 16, 2020
Thousands of people are at risk because of ‘serious shortcomings’ in the Government’s long-term response to the Grenfell Tower fire, MPs have said.
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Occupancy rates unsustainable in 26 Bradford care homes, says care chief
September 16, 2020
Occupancy rates are unsustainable in 26 care homes in Bradford, with people ‘genuinely worried’ about the risk of further virus outbreaks, says the council’s social care chief.
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‘Let’s place our trust in the local’, urges Archbishop of Canterbury
September 16, 2020
The Archbishop of Canterbury has today urged the Government to follow the clergy’s historic commitment to ‘localism’ rather than ‘determining the daily details of our lives’.
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Councils warn of 'housebuilding fiasco'
September 16, 2020
New government housing targets will lead to a north-south divide in England, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned.
