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EXCLUSIVE: Councils offered second chance to claim housing cash

By Dan Peters | 19 February 2024

Civil servants have issued a last-minute invitation for councils to claim cash from a fund that h...

Senior Lib Dem calls for permitted development rights review

By Dan Peters | 19 February 2024

A review of permitted development rights (PDRs) should take place before reforms are introduced t...

Government timetable could push councils to issue section 114s, treasurers warn

By Dan Peters | 16 February 2024

The Government’s proposed timeline for implementing changes to tackle risky borrowing by some cou...

Oflog data explorer to cover all main sector services by mid-2025

By Dan Peters | 16 February 2024

The Office for Local Government’s data explorer will cover all the main services offered by the s...

Ofsted rates Havering's children's services inadequate

By Dan Peters | 16 February 2024

Havering LBC’s children’s services have been rated inadequate by Government regulator Ofsted afte...

Mapley to take over from Whiteman at CIPFA

By Dan Peters | 16 February 2024

Hertfordshire CC boss Owen Mapley will take over as Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Acc...

County and districts fight over housing support axe

By Dan Peters | 14 February 2024

A bitter row has broken out between Suffolk CC and its districts over proposals to axe the county...

Chiefs back ethnicity pay gap reporting

By Dan Peters | 12 February 2024

Council chiefs have backed proposals that would place a duty on local authorities to collect data...

Rayner floats three-year pay deal

By Dan Peters | 12 February 2024

An incoming Labour Government could throw its weight behind a longer-term pay deal for the sector...

LGA moves towards performance support role

By Dan Peters | 12 February 2024

The Local Government Association (LGA) is to take a more proactive role as it seeks to do more to...