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Report calls for government to help stretched local decision-makers

By Dan Peters | 06 October 2020

Ministers must act to ease the worries of stretched local decision-makers amid rising concerns ab...

Grenfell surveyor quit over workload

By Dan Peters | 05 October 2020

The council surveyor in charge of checking that the refurbishment of tragic Grenfell Tower compli...

EXCLUSIVE: Data protection blamed for refusal to share shielded list

By Dan Peters | 05 October 2020

Frustrated council officers have blamed data protection for thwarting efforts to help vulnerable ...

Rough sleeping advisory panel sidelined

By Dan Peters | 05 October 2020

A government-backed advisory panel formed to help eradicate rough sleeping has met just once in t...

Fragmented funding risk to value for money, report warns

By Dan Peters | 05 October 2020

The increasing fragmentation in council funding ‘undermines central government’s understanding of...

Kerslake calls for 'major review' of sector income

By Ann McGauran | 01 October 2020

Former civil service chief Bob Kerslake has called for a ‘major review’ of income sources for loc...

Confusion as exit cap voted through

By Dan Peters | 01 October 2020

The public sector exit cap was last night voted through the House of Commons, sparking avoidable ...

Government intervention threat over code flouters

By Dan Peters | 30 September 2020

The Government has warned councils could be subject to statutory intervention if they continue to...

EXCLUSIVE: Nine regional chiefs deliver Whitehall ultimatum

By Dan Peters | 29 September 2020

An ultimatum has been delivered by the nine regional chief executives working closely with the Go...

Williams in reorganisation rescue bid to Boris

By Dan Peters | 28 September 2020

The County Councils’ Network’s (CCN) Conservative leader has made a brazen direct appeal to Prime...