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Transfer scheme for asylum children made mandatory

By Martin Ford | 23 November 2021

Councils will have to take in asylum-seeking children as the national transfer scheme is made man...

CBI calls for role in levelling up

By Martin Ford | 22 November 2021

Regional strategies should be formulated with the private sector having a role to play, said dire...

Tories accuse minister of kicking planning reform down the road

By Martin Ford | 22 November 2021

The comments came as MPs debated a Bill aimed at strengthening councils’ planning enforcement pow...

Thurrock job cuts not enough to balance books

By Martin Ford | 19 November 2021

Cutting one in four jobs will not be enough to cover the budget gap at Thurrock BC, officers have...

HS2 cuts will 'hold back the north'

By Martin Ford | 18 November 2021

Dozens of council leaders have united to tell the Prime Minister the watering down of rail invest...

Peers call for reversal of children's services cuts

By Martin Ford | 18 November 2021

A decline in funding for child protection has disproportionately affected the most deprived areas...

LGA members accuse CIPFA of 'mission overreach'

By Martin Ford | 18 November 2021

Proposed changes to finance rules have provoked anger from the Local Government Association (LGA).

Social housing inquiry launched

By Martin Ford | 17 November 2021

MPs have embarked on an inquiry into the regulation of social housing in England.

Slough accepts damning SEND report

By Martin Ford | 17 November 2021

Watchdogs have demanded action from Slough Council to address ‘significant areas of weakness’ in ...

MPs quiz Homes England on governance issues

By Martin Ford | 16 November 2021

An internal audit that found ‘significant weakness in frameworks of governance’ was raised during...