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Call for fresh powers from ombudsman

By Dan Peters | 30 November 2021

England’s local government ombudsman today demands wide-ranging new powers to investigate complai...

National review after concerns at children's homes

By Dan Peters | 29 November 2021

Education secretary Nadhim Zahawi has commissioned a national review in the wake of Ofsted deregi...

Javid aims for 'integration by default'

By Dan Peters | 25 November 2021

Health and social care secretary Sajid Javid has said he wants to push through integration reform...

Afghan matching delays should be decreasing, insists mandarin

By Dan Peters | 22 November 2021

Delays in matching Afghan refugees with available accommodation should now be decreasing, a senio...

Gove backs Housing First

By Dan Peters | 22 November 2021

New communities secretary Michael Gove has indicated his support for the rolling out of Housing F...

Council blocks mayor 'power grab' plan to axe chief's role

By Dan Peters | 18 November 2021

Members of Middlesbrough Council have voted to keep their chief executive, blocking a ‘power grab...

Social rent home building drops 12%

By Dan Peters | 18 November 2021

Just under 6,000 new social rent homes were delivered in England last year, new Government statis...

Call for Westminster to 'take the lead' on deposit return scheme

By Dan Peters | 17 November 2021

An environmental charity has called for Westminster to ‘take the lead’ after further delays to th...

EXCLUSIVE: No deal from last-ditch pay talks

By Dan Peters | 16 November 2021

Last-ditch talks between local government employers and trade unions over this year’s 1.75% pay o...

LGA lobbies Patel on asylum pressures

By Dan Peters | 15 November 2021

Senior councillors have written to ministers expressing their concerns about the resettlement of ...