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EXCLUSIVE: Questions over taskforce purpose

By Dan Peters | 19 October 2021

Local government associations have called for ministers to define the purpose of a new taskforce ...

EXCLUSIVE: Employers dig in as they refuse to reopen pay talks

By Dan Peters | 19 October 2021

Council employers have dug in to defend their ‘full and final’ pay offer despite warnings that mo...

Pressure rises on Gove to build social housing

By Dan Peters | 19 October 2021

Pressure was this week mounting on new housing secretary Michael Gove to ramp up the building of ...

LGA: External audit firms need to address their shortcomings

By Dan Peters | 18 October 2021

Town hall leaders have said external audit firms ‘need to address their shortcomings’ to improve ...

Willis to leave troubled Thanet

By Dan Peters | 15 October 2021

Troubled Thanet DC has struck a deal that will lead to the departure of its deputy chief executiv...

Pension fund stands firm on fossil fuel investments

By Dan Peters | 15 October 2021

The West Yorkshire Pension Fund (WYPF) has knocked back a call from trustee Kirklees MBC for it t...

Disruption warning as unions ask for pay talks to resume

By Dan Peters | 15 October 2021

Unions have urged council employers to return to the negotiating table with an improved pay offer...

EXCLUSIVE: Councils brace themselves for local government exit pay cap

By Dan Peters | 12 October 2021

Councils are bracing themselves for the return of exit pay cap proposals as Whitehall officials d...

Thanet issued with rare Section 24

By Dan Peters | 12 October 2021

‘Serious concerns about the ability of senior officers to work together’ has led to cash-strapped...

Audit completion rate drops to 9%

By Dan Peters | 12 October 2021

Just 9% of local government bodies’ 2020-21 audits were completed by the end of September target ...