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Reading refuses to send COVID-19 patients to care homes

By Martin Ford | 28 October 2020

Reading Council is to defy a Government order to provide care home places for Covid-19 positive p...

Greater Manchester secures £65m lockdown fund

By Martin Ford | 27 October 2020

Mayor Andy Burnham has said he expects to get ‘at least’ £65m from the Government to support peop...

Unions pile on pressure over exit pay cap

By Martin Ford | 27 October 2020

More organisations are preparing legal action to challenge the Government's cap on public sector ...

South east urged to find its voice

By Martin Ford | 26 October 2020

Councils in the south east of England have been urged to find a consensus on reorganisation by a ...

Acting Tandridge chief departs for Croydon role

By Martin Ford | 26 October 2020

Elaine Jackson took on the top job at Tandridge following the departure of Louise Round in Septem...

Police make first Grenfell arrest

By Martin Ford | 26 October 2020

Detectives investigating the fire have arrested a man on suspicion of perverting the course of ju...

Public interest report issued over 'financial fiasco' at Croydon

By Martin Ford | 23 October 2020

Croydon LBC has been accused of ‘corporate blindness’ by external auditors in a public interest r...

Councils gain COVID enforcement powers

By Martin Ford | 23 October 2020

Councils are to be given new powers to issue businesses with improvement notices and close premis...

Lancashire deficit to reach £79m

By Martin Ford | 20 October 2020

The financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has left Lancashire CC facing a deficit of £79.3m b...

Fears over growing data regulation

By Martin Ford | 20 October 2020

Finance chiefs warn public sector will suffer due to misuse of data by private firms.