Safety

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Post-Grenfell progress still under scrutiny

By Dan Peters | 28 October 2026

The Building Safety Bill strengthens council enforcement powers on unsafe cladding, but funding and staff shortages threaten remediation progress. Dan Peters reports.

POLICY AND POLITICS

Reform council facing challenge of beginning from 'standing start'

By Paul Marinko | 21 January 2026

Durham CC’s adaptation to future challenges could be delayed due to the Reform UK leadership begi...

UNIONS

Union strike to hit Leeds

By Dan Peters | 08 January 2026

Union Unite members who work with people with additional needs are walking out over claims counci...

SAFETY

Birmingham faces MP criticism surrounding football fan ban

By Paul Marinko | 07 January 2026

MPs have accused Birmingham City Council of providing a ‘biased picture’ surrounding the decision...

HOUSING

First council secures top grade from social housing regulator

By Martin Ford | 30 October 2024

Barnsley MBC has become the first and only council to be awarded the top grade by the Regulator o...

HIGHWAYS

Half of cyclists say road conditions are dangerous

By Ellie Ames | 10 June 2024

A major local government insurer has warned that months of rain may have caused ‘some of the wors...

FINANCE

Council to be prosecuted over busway deaths

By Chris Ames | 10 May 2024

Cambridgeshire CC has been served a court summons over three deaths in separate incidents on its ...

HOUSING

Council appeared to be in 'crisis management mode'

By Ellie Ames | 20 February 2024

‘Multiple and repeated’ failures by Hammersmith & Fulham LBC left residents feeling ‘anything but...

LEGISLATION

What can councils expect from stronger social housing regulation?

By Angela Holden | 14 December 2023

As councils get ready for the biggest shake-up in social housing regulation in 10 years, regulato...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Putting RAAC front of mind

By Mark Robinson | 20 November 2023

With a shake up in the Cabinet, reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) cannot slip down th...

SAFETY

It is time for local government to call out unworkable pseudo-market systems

By Mo Baines | 13 September 2023

Writing on the RAAC debacle, Mo Baines says not so long ago the public estate was managed by loca...