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Select committee report to consider accountability weaknesses

By Dan Peters | 31 July 2023

Weaknesses of the current system of accountability available to local authorities will be conside...

EXCLUSIVE: LGA stance on corporate peer challenges starts to shift

By Dan Peters | 31 July 2023

Elements of the Local Government Association (LGA) are privately moving towards accepting that co...

Hastings' financial controls 'not fully developed'

By Dan Peters | 31 July 2023

Senior Hastings BC councillors will be urged next week to ‘bring in and embed more stringent fina...

Home Office hotel use for lone child asylum seekers 'unlawful'

By Dan Peters | 28 July 2023

The High Court has found the Home Office’s use of hotels to house lone child asylum seekers to be...

Workforce warning for pension scheme after survey

By Dan Peters | 27 July 2023

Almost a quarter (23%) of local government pension scheme (LGPS) employees feel they do not have ...

Waste consistency plans still going ahead, Whitehall insists

By Dan Peters | 26 July 2023

Whitehall officials have insisted they are continuing to push ahead with waste consistency plans ...

B&B housing figures increase by more than a third

By Dan Peters | 26 July 2023

The number of households living in B&B accommodation has shot up by more than a third in a year, ...

Nutrient neutrality row goes to No10

By Dan Peters | 24 July 2023

Council leaders have used a Downing Street summit to urge No10 to break the deadlock in a dispute...

Pembrokeshire agrees to additional auditor recommendation

By Dan Peters | 24 July 2023

Pembrokeshire CC has agreed to an additional recommendation by Audit Wales after missing some of ...

Councils look to end children's services partnership

By Dan Peters | 21 July 2023

The strategic partnership for children’s services between Hampshire CC and Isle of Wight Council ...