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Call for Government write off of Croydon debt

By Dan Peters | 30 October 2023

The Government should write off Croydon LBC’s £1.3bn of General Fund debt, a senior opposition co...

Council websites referred to equality watchdogs

By Dan Peters | 30 October 2023

Some 56 local government websites have been referred to equality watchdogs in the last year.

Call for faster family hubs rollout

By Dan Peters | 30 October 2023

The creation of a new network of family hubs should ‘go further and faster,’ an expert has urged.

Lansley critcises public health funding levels

By Dan Peters | 25 October 2023

The architect of the transfer of public health to local government has blamed the failure of budg...

Councils to bring services in-house

By Dan Peters | 25 October 2023

Four neighbouring councils are expected to take greater control of services after an independent ...

EXCLUSIVE: Nightmare before Christmas?

By Dan Peters | 23 October 2023

The provisional local government finance settlement will be published just before Christmas, coun...

Welsh councils to wait for tourism tax

By Dan Peters | 23 October 2023

Tourism taxes will not be in place in Wales until 2027, the Welsh Government has estimated.

EXCLUSIVE: Oflog base 'focus' on Wolverhampton

By Dan Peters | 23 October 2023

The new local government body responsible for identifying financial problems in councils earlier ...

DCN in cuts warning

By Ellie Ames | 20 October 2023

Cultural services, community support and parks and green spaces are all at risk of cuts without a...

Greens push for divestment

By Dan Peters | 20 October 2023

There will be a greater push for divestment in the local government pension scheme (LGPS) after t...