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HEALTH

Councils call for clarity on local lockdowns

By Dan Peters | 16 June 2020

Councils this week called for clarity on the legal powers they will have if they are forced to im...

WHITEHALL

Councils back evictions ban in face of landlord criticism

By Dan Peters | 15 June 2020

Councils have insisted police powers can still be used to evict perpetrators of domestic violence...

WHITEHALL

Jenrick comes under pressure on council pay

By Dan Peters | 15 June 2020

Trade unions have directly approached local government secretary, Robert Jenrick, to provide a ‘f...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Jenrick appeal for shovel-ready schemes

By Dan Peters | 15 June 2020

Communities secretary Robert Jenrick has urged local areas to submit ideas for ‘shovel-ready’ sch...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Councils win Right to Buy receipts extension

By Dan Peters | 15 June 2020

Councils have won a six-month extension in which to spend receipts from Right to Buy (RtB) sales ...

SCOTLAND

Councils in fresh Brexit warning

By Dan Peters | 12 June 2020

Scotland’s council leaders today warned that the lack of progress on Brexit talks posed a ‘signif...

WHITEHALL

MPs call for government to 'pick up the pace' on cladding

By Dan Peters | 12 June 2020

The existence of 2,000 high-risk homes with dangerous cladding three years after the Grenfell Tow...

WHITEHALL

Minister warns about council 'sustainability' after rebellion

By Dan Peters | 11 June 2020

A minister has warned Boston BC could become ‘unsustainable’ after councillors rejected sharing s...

WHITEHALL

Pickup decries 'lack of focus' on social care

By Dan Peters | 11 June 2020

The Government failed to pay enough attention to social care at the beginning of the coronavirus ...

BUSINESS

Councils back community bank

By Dan Peters | 10 June 2020

Wirral MBC has joined forces with Preston and Liverpool city councils to support the opening of a...

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