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Dudley to save £1.2m from restructure

By Dan Peters | 27 January 2025

Dudley MBC is expected to save £1.2m from its senior management restructure, a meeting of the cou...

Power grab pushback

By By Dan Peters | 23 January 2025

Labour’s localism agenda has come under fire amid accusations the party is prioritising dealing w...

Councillor suspension power welcomed by officers

By Dan Peters | 23 January 2025

Council chiefs have welcomed Government moves to give councils powers to suspend councillors foun...

Frustration mounts over delay to National Insurance allocations

By Dan Peters | 23 January 2025

The Government has still not revealed how much each council will be compensated for the increase ...

LGA cuts warning over accounting rule change

By Dan Peters | 20 January 2025

English councils have warned they may have to make ‘unnecessary cuts’ if the Government pushes ah...

Edinburgh tourism tax could be starting point for fiscal devolution, experts suggest

By Dan Peters | 20 January 2025

The approach to a tourism tax being taken forward in Scottish and Welsh cities could be a startin...

Local authorities ask for permission to raise council tax above referendum threshold

By Dan Peters | 20 January 2025

More councils have pleaded with ministers to increase their council tax above the 5% referendum l...

English councils call for further Right to Buy reforms

By Dan Peters | 18 January 2025

The Government must go further with its reforms of Right to Buy (RtB) to give councils more flexi...

Rebels with a cause

By By Dan Peters | 16 January 2025

The Local Government Association (LGA) has been warned some members could quit over its stance on...

Chiefs expecting pressure to spend ahead of reorganisation

By Martin Ford | 14 January 2025

Council chiefs expect to come under intense pressure from leaders to sanction questionable spendi...