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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Davies elected to lead Labour in local government

By Martin Ford | 13 June 2022

The leader of Telford & Wrekin Council, Shaun Davies, has been elected to head up the Local Gover...

WELFARE

Cuts and industrial action warning for Scotland

By Dan Peters | 10 June 2022

Scottish councils have warned of cuts to essential services and the ‘strong likelihood of industr...

WHITEHALL

Settlement for combined authority chief who quit

By Dan Peters | 10 June 2022

The chief executive who quit troubled Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority amid a b...

FINANCE

Scottish census 'lies in ruins'

By Dan Peters | 10 June 2022

Ministers have insisted the 87.9% Scottish response rate ‘does not call into question the returns...

FINANCE

Warning over second s114 at troubled council

By Dan Peters | 08 June 2022

Conservative-run Northumberland Council may be hit by a second section 114, a senior officer has ...

WHITEHALL

Under-pressure mayor resists calls to resign

By Dan Peters | 08 June 2022

The under-pressure Labour mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough has resisted calls to resign d...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

'Perfect storm' warning over supply chain pressures

By Dan Peters | 07 June 2022

Supply chain pressures are mounting up on local government, with place directors warning of a ‘pe...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Chief steps down after 'political' tweet

By Dan Peters | 07 June 2022

Tameside MBC chief executive Steven Pleasant has stepped down with immediate effect, just weeks a...

WHITEHALL

Government to bailout more councils over SEND

By Dan Peters | 06 June 2022

The Government is in talks to expand its programme of bailing out under-pressure councils to wipe...

PAY

Unions demand 'substantial' pay increase

By Dan Peters | 06 June 2022

Councils will be consulted this month after local government trade unions demanded a ‘substantial...

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