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Optics of Afghan refugee eviction questioned

By Dan Peters | 07 August 2023

Councils have questioned the optics of the Government’s decision to serve legal notices on Afghan...

Calls for renters Bill to be 'expedited'

By Dan Peters | 07 August 2023

Experts have called for the Government to push through the passing of the ‘long-awaited’ Renters ...

Pay dispute to stretch into autumn

By Dan Peters | 07 August 2023

The local government pay dispute is destined to stretch into the autumn as trade union Unite warn...

Fresh LGA drive to influence national politicians over skills and employment

By Dan Peters | 07 August 2023

The Local Government Association has proposed to establish a skills and employment working group ...

New housing standards to land councils with £18m bill

By Dan Peters | 07 August 2023

Councils could face an extra bill of £18m to deal with new housing standards, research undertaken...

Councils ignore Whitehall data threat

By Dan Peters | 07 August 2023

A number of councils have ignored a Government threat to suspend their access to Whitehall data b...

Boost for upper-tier councils after LEP decision

By Dan Peters | 04 August 2023

Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) core functions are expected to be transferred to upper-tier lo...

Homes England new housing capacity drops nearly 80%

By Dan Peters | 02 August 2023

Potential new homes unlocked by the Government’s housing and regeneration agency plummeted by 79%...

Little takes over investment pool chair

By Dan Peters | 02 August 2023

The founder of asset management advisory firm Alderwood Partners has taken over as chair of the L...

Sector to step up anti-mayor lobbying

By Dan Peters | 01 August 2023

The sector is to step up its lobbying for the Government to use its King’s Speech to end its fixa...