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Government pulls plug from counter-extremism group
November 30, 2020
The Government has withdrawn funding for a network that shares experiences and good practice in tackling extremists.
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Tier three communities in north and Midlands ‘stretched to breaking point’
November 30, 2020
Tier three communities in the north and Midlands will be ‘stretched to breaking point’ once the grant aimed at supporting local business is cut at the end of the national lockdown, according to Labour.
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Councils key to tackling 'anti-vax mob'
November 27, 2020
Councils must act quickly to knock down the ‘anti-vax mob’ as the Government puts the sector at the heart of its strategy to tackle coronavirus, a senior public health chief has urged.
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LGA chairman steps down as leader of Central Beds
November 26, 2020
Local Government Association (LGA) chairman Cllr James Jamieson has announced he will step down as leader of Central Bedfordshire Council.
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Recovery plans key to levelling up
November 26, 2020
Government ambitions for levelling up depend on councils being given funds to fulfil local recovery plans, the All Party Parliamentary Group on devolution has been told.
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Ofsted warns of unseen child abuse
November 26, 2020
Opportunities to protect children at risk of harm are being missed due to the pandemic, Ofsted has warned.
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Spending Review: Public sector pay increase for low earners
November 26, 2020
Public sector worker wage increases will be limited to the lowest paid, the chancellor has announced this afternoon.
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Edinburgh can do more to ‘fulfil its potential,’ say auditors
November 26, 2020
Edinburgh City Council should do more to ‘fulfil its potential,’ auditors have said.
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Sunak unveils a Spending Review for jobs, public services and infrastructure
November 26, 2020
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has unveiled a £4bn levelling up fund as part of a Spending Review which he claimed offered ‘huge investment’ in jobs, public services and infrastructure.
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EXCLUSIVE: Stretched councils rumbled over identical financial returns
November 26, 2020
Councils have been reminded to regularly update their monthly financial returns to Whitehall after stretched teams were caught submitting the same numbers each time.
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Auditors probe gagging orders
November 26, 2020
Auditors have delayed signing off Thanet DC’s 2019/20 accounts while they investigate the council’s use of gagging orders in resolving grievances.
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Councils still hungry for cash despite winter grant scheme
November 26, 2020
Councils that want to use the new £170m COVID winter grant scheme to stop children going hungry during school holidays may need more cash, the Government has been told.
