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WHITEHALL

Government issues legal threats to councils and schools

By Martin Ford | 15 December 2020

Councils this week clashed with the Government over whether to shut schools amid a surge in COVID...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Government to overhaul council procurement rules

By Martin Ford | 15 December 2020

New powers to take social and environmental factors into account when awarding contracts have bee...

DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

What a year!

By Ann McGauran | 15 December 2020

The MJ reflects on another year in local government, significantly influenced by the pandemic tha...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Call to remove care home 'barriers'

By Martin Ford | 14 December 2020

Councils have been called on to ensure care home residents can meet their friends and family.

HEALTH

London enters tier three restrictions

By Martin Ford | 14 December 2020

The Government’s timetable for COVID-19 tier reviews has been pre-empted with the imposition of e...

WHITEHALL

Councils boycott 'cruel and draconian' deportation rules

By Martin Ford | 11 December 2020

Growing numbers of councils have refused to implement new government rules that could lead to mig...

WHITEHALL

Boost to local test and trace funding

By Martin Ford | 11 December 2020

The increase of up to £200m per month follows criticism from the National Audit Office.

REORGANISATION

Deadline day for reorganisation

By Martin Ford | 09 December 2020

Councils in Cumbria, North Yorkshire and Somerset face a nervous wait as the deadline passes for ...

LEGAL

Council drops COVID tier three legal challenge

By Martin Ford | 09 December 2020

Stratford-on-Avon DC said new information had come to light following a response from the Governm...

WHITEHALL

Minister cools on national infrastructure levy

By Martin Ford | 09 December 2020

Government proposals for a national infrastructure levy may be dropped, a minister has suggested.

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