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Clark warning over 'risky commercial practices'

By Dan Peters | 22 August 2022

Communities secretary Greg Clark has warned ‘some local authorities are engaging in risky commerc...

EXCLUSIVE: Oflog bandwagon rolls

By Dan Peters | 17 August 2022

Large-scale drive begins for local government office despite current squeeze on civil service rec...

Scottish council workers to strike after pay offer rejection

By Dan Peters | 15 August 2022

Strike action is expected to kick off this week after union chiefs rejected an improved pay offer...

MPs call for return of hybrid council meetings

By Dan Peters | 08 August 2022

A cross-party coalition of MPs has called for the power for local authorities to hold hybrid coun...

Lawyers to probe ejection of councillors

By Dan Peters | 08 August 2022

Harborough DC’s interim chief executive has asked lawyers to review whether the council followed ...

Whitehall unit targets council websites

By Dan Peters | 08 August 2022

Council websites are being disproportionately targeted by a Whitehall unit tasked with monitoring...

A different future for Barnet

By Dan Peters | 03 August 2022

Dan Peters talks to Barnet LBC chief executive John Hooton about the end of the council’s controv...

Leeds denies cover-up over social care grievance

By Dan Peters | 18 July 2022

A senior Leeds City Council member has denied a ‘cover-up’ amid suggestions concerned frontline s...

Health security agency may probe council COVID spending

By Dan Peters | 18 July 2022

More than 200 councils have been scolded for failing to account for their spending of Government ...

Council apologises for child sexual exploitation

By Dan Peters | 13 July 2022

Telford & Wrekin Council has apologised ‘wholeheartedly’ after an inquiry concluded more than 1,0...