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Skills England to bring together central and local government

By Dan Peters | 22 July 2024

A new body will provide strategic oversight of the post-16 skills system, bringing together centr...

Jackson to step down in the autumn

By Dan Peters | 19 July 2024

The chief executive officer of Wandsworth and Richmond LBCs, Mike Jackson, has decided to ‘step a...

'Too costly to answer our own questions'

By Dan Peters | 18 July 2024

Whitehall has claimed it would be too costly to answer the same questions councils have been aske...

Homelessness unit plans welcomed by charities

By Dan Peters | 18 July 2024

Charities have welcomed reports that local government secretary Angela Rayner is planning to esta...

Tax reform law passed in Wales

By Dan Peters | 17 July 2024

The Senedd yesterday passed a Bill to reform business rates and council tax in Wales.

Unison members reject pay offer

By Dan Peters | 04 July 2024

Local government members of trade union Unison in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have voted ...

Fresh calls for fiscal devo

By Dan Peters | 03 July 2024

Backers of fiscal devolution have urged the government elected today to reconsider the policy des...

Experts weigh in on Tories' failure to end rough sleeping

By Dan Peters | 03 July 2024

Experts have questioned outgoing local government secretary Michael Gove’s excuse for the Conserv...

EXCLUSIVE: Asylum dispersals tied to pressure on services

By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters | 26 June 2024

Existing pressures on housing and services will determine the distribution of asylum seekers this...