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LGA: Care Act hope has faded

By Dan Peters | 14 May 2024

Only around two thirds of councils are confident of being able to meet all their legal duties und...

EXCLUSIVE: Four councils continue to dodge corporate peer challenge

By Dan Peters | 14 May 2024

Four councils could be at risk of Government intervention as they dig in over not undergoing a co...

Oflog league tables journalist defends article

By Dan Peters | 14 May 2024

The journalist who wrote the controversial league tables story based on data compiled by the Offi...

National Insurance devolution call

By Dan Peters | 10 May 2024

A ‘small share’ of around 5% of locally-generated National Insurance (NI) revenue should be devol...

EXCLUSIVE: Killian lobbied to halt work with watchdog

By Dan Peters | 07 May 2024

Sector figures have been lobbied to withdraw engagement and co-operation with the local governmen...

Child sexual abuse review to inform new strategy

By Dan Peters | 03 May 2024

Findings of a ‘robust review’ of Walsall Safeguarding Partnership’s strategy after the largest ch...

Government cash call for council housing firms

By Dan Peters | 03 May 2024

Central Government should provide about £750m funding to help local government establish housing ...

Angry LGA leaders write to Gove over Oflog league table story

By Dan Peters | 03 May 2024

The Office for Local Government’s (Oflog) ‘lack of action to correct misleading information’ in r...

UPDATED: Tories hold Tees Valley despite heavy losses

By Dan Peters | 03 May 2024

Ben Houchen retaining the Tees Valley mayoralty for the Conservatives proved to be the party's on...

Council apologises over FOI delays

By Dan Peters | 23 April 2024

Walsall Council has apologised for delays to its response under the Freedom of Information Act.