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Queen's Speech: Controversial voter ID plans roll forward

By Dan Peters | 11 May 2021

Voter ID is expected to be introduced by May 2023 after the Government pledged to introduce legis...

Local elections 2021: Mistakes caught amid record number of polls

By Dan Peters | 10 May 2021

A smattering of errors was reported amid a bumper crop of elections.

Government criticised over dragging feet on cladding after new fire

By Dan Peters | 10 May 2021

The Government has been accused of failing to force developers to take action after a fire broke ...

Local elections 2021: 'A disastrous election for Labour'

By Dan Peters | 07 May 2021

Labour has an 'identity crisis' after 'disastrous' local elections, opponents have claimed.

Brum moves ahead with restructure

By Martin Ford | 04 May 2021

Birmingham City Council has made two more appointments as part of a wider restructure.

LGA removes criticised fire safety guidance from website

By Dan Peters | 04 May 2021

The Local Government Association (LGA) finally removed fire safety guidance hosted on its website...

Ministers back council hiring of marshals beyond June 21

By Dan Peters | 04 May 2021

Ministers have defended councils for recruiting new COVID marshals for the coming year despite go...

Scotland has some of least local councils in Europe, says campaign group

By Dan Peters | 04 May 2021

Scotland has some of the least local councils in Europe and is lagging behind England in terms of...

Trio drop out of flagship fund

By Dan Peters | 30 April 2021

Three local authorities have now dropped out of the Government’s flagship Housing Infrastructure ...

Council claims sacked director was not performing

By Dan Peters | 30 April 2021

Senior officers at a London borough accused of unfairly dismissing a director have told a tribuna...