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ADEPT: Ministers have undermined confidence in new burdens doctrine

By Dan Peters | 13 October 2023

Confidence in the new burdens doctrine has been ‘undermined’ by ministers, council directors have...

EXCLUSIVE: Sector to plot solutions for 'broken' finance system

By Dan Peters | 13 October 2023

Local government is planning to collectively come up with some innovative ideas about how the ‘br...

EXCLUSIVE: Boroughs quit not-for-profit

By Dan Peters | 13 October 2023

A not-for-profit company created in response to the growing homelessness crisis faces an uncertai...

LGA warns Hunt over housing allowance rates

By Dan Peters | 13 October 2023

The Local Government Association (LGA) has warned chancellor Jeremy Hunt he will force more into ...

Steering group decision branded 'ridiculous'

By Dan Peters | 09 October 2023

A decision to give just one seat to English councils on a steering group that will oversee a key ...

Councils 'vital' to social prescribing success

By Dan Peters | 09 October 2023

Children’s charity Barnardo’s has said local authorities are ‘vital’ to the success of social pre...

London Councils eyes apprenticeship levy devolution

By Dan Peters | 09 October 2023

London Councils has named securing devolution of the apprenticeship levy to its boroughs to fund ...

Safeguarding review after 10-year-old's death

By Dan Peters | 05 October 2023

An independent safeguarding review is to begin following the death of 10-year-old Sara Sharif.

Reform call ahead of vehicle tax widening

By Dan Peters | 02 October 2023

A senior local government figure has called for the expansion of vehicle excise duty (VED) to zer...

EXCLUSIVE: Elected mayor in law change call

By Dan Peters | 02 October 2023

Croydon LBC’s mayor Jason Perry has called for the law to be changed to give councils greater pow...