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MHCLG to review local resilience forums

By Dan Peters | 21 July 2021

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is to review the role, responsibilities...

Voter ID 'colossal waste of money,' says Labour

By Dan Peters | 14 July 2021

Proposals to introduce voter ID are a ‘colossal waste of money,’ Labour has argued.

Government insists Everyone In is 'continuing'

By Dan Peters | 13 July 2021

The Government has insisted the Everyone In programme is ‘continuing’ despite reportedly suggesti...

EXCLUSIVE: Councils push back over reserves raid threat

By Dan Peters | 13 July 2021

Council chiefs have pushed back as the Treasury eyes up the sector’s reserves in the run up to th...

Capital's councils in call for tough new powers

By Dan Peters | 09 July 2021

Local authorities need tough new powers to combat non-traffic sources of air pollution, the capit...

Councils should explore green bonds potential, urges report

By Dan Peters | 08 July 2021

UK local government should explore the potential of green bonds to finance investment in sustaina...

Reed accuses government of dropping devolution

By Dan Peters | 07 July 2021

Shadow communities secretary Steve Reed has accused the Government of dropping its commitment to ...

Half may miss September audit deadline

By Dan Peters | 07 July 2021

A top auditor has predicted that as many as half of councils may miss this year’s September 30 au...

Surrey councils to share management

By Dan Peters | 07 July 2021

Guildford and Waverley BCs have agreed to share a single senior management team, including a chie...

'You're going to get hit sometime'

By Dan Peters | 07 July 2021

A candid case study reveals that Redcar & Cleveland BC is still recovering from the impact of la...