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Hybrid hopes raised by Gove

By Dan Peters | 25 October 2021

Hopes that the Government will change the law to allow hybrid meetings have been raised by an int...

Councils hit by fund's admin burden

By Dan Peters | 25 October 2021

Frustrated councils are bracing themselves for an administration headache as they work out how to...

Councils offer almost 1,000 properties in Afghan asylum drive

By Dan Peters | 25 October 2021

Councils have offered almost 1,000 properties to support the resettlement and relocation of Afgha...

CIPFA blocks publication of failed project review

By Dan Peters | 25 October 2021

The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) has refused to publish a report...

Gove in major review of new department

By Dan Peters | 25 October 2021

A wide-scale review of every single programme is underway at the new Department for Levelling Up,...

Gove: My most exciting job yet

By Dan Peters | 21 October 2021

New communities secretary Michael Gove has argued that the renaming of his department is a ‘sign ...

Gove: Planning reform not off the agenda

By Dan Peters | 21 October 2021

New housing secretary Michael Gove has warned councillors that the idea of reforming the planning...

Call for new zero-carbon powers

By Dan Peters | 21 October 2021

The leader of the Local Government Association’s (LGA) Lib Dem group has called for councils to b...

Forbes: We need a new crime to tackle rising abuse

By Dan Peters | 21 October 2021

The leader of the Local Government Association’s (LGA) Labour group has called for the intimidati...

Councillors fear blame for looming tax rise

By Dan Peters | 21 October 2021

Senior councillors have expressed fears they will be blamed for raising council tax amid a false ...