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EXCLUSIVE: Opposition leader refuses to sign 'NDA' over £10m payment
POLICY AND POLITICS

EXCLUSIVE: Opposition leader refuses to sign 'NDA' over £10m payment

By Dan Peters | 19 December 2025

An opposition leader has refused to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) in return for being told the facts behind a £10m payment to waste firm Biffa.

FINANCE

Auditors disclaim Tees Valley CA accounts for second year

By Paul Marinko | 18 December 2025

Tees Valley Combined Authority’s (TVCA) finances will not be signed off for a second year running...

FINANCE

Real-terms funding cuts for almost half of councils

By Martin Ford | 18 December 2025

Almost half of councils will see funding fall in real terms under the local government finance se...

LGA

Communication and clarity – a resolution worth making

By Heather Jameson | 18 December 2025

Heather Jameson says 'the gripes emanating from LGA HQ centre around communication and clarity – ...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Playing the long game

By Ann McGauran | 18 December 2025

Cornwall’s approach to managing the cost of supporting working age adults has already started to ...

FINANCE

Tax referendum cap lifted for six councils

By Martin Ford | 17 December 2025

The council tax referendum cap will be temporarily removed for six authorities, the Government ha...

LEGAL

EXCLUSIVE: Council holds back chunk of tribunal payment

By Dan Peters | 17 December 2025

More than a third of £4.6m damages ordered by an employment tribunal has not been paid by a counc...

PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM

Five lessons to usher in Total Place 2.0

By Stephen Taylor | 16 December 2025

Stephen Taylor welcomes the launch of place-based budget pilots across five mayoral authorities. ...

FINANCE

Clear allocation details are essential for councils to understand the waste funding system

By Tracy Bingham | 16 December 2025

Tracy Bingham says councils need certainty and clarity if they are to deliver on the vital waste ...

REGENERATION

Regeneration: Unpicking the new mayoral fund

By David Blackman | 16 December 2025

The Budget may not have pulled any rabbits out of the hat for growth and regeneration, but there ...

FINANCE

Locality arrangements must be right to avoid remoteness between new unitaries and residents

By Kathy O'Leary | 16 December 2025

The recent removal of ‘remoteness’ as a factor in determining council funding through the Fair Fu...

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