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FINANCE

Nottingham moves to tighten governance of its companies

By Martin Ford | 20 August 2020

Nottingham City Council is to overhaul the governance of its commercial interests following failu...

COUNCILLORS

LGA code of conduct under fire

By Martin Ford | 20 August 2020

A model code of conduct for councillors put forward by the Local Government Association (LGA) lac...

DIGITAL

Four in five council staff working from home

By Martin Ford | 19 August 2020

The number of council staff working from home has rocketed from 5% pre-lockdown to 80%, according...

WHITEHALL

'Critical incident' declared over child migrant arrivals

By Martin Ford | 19 August 2020

Border Force personnel are accommodating newly-arrived unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UAS...

THIRD SECTOR

Councils advised to avoid term 'lockdown'

By Martin Ford | 18 August 2020

Experts have advised councils to avoid using the term ‘lockdown’ when discussing the reinstatemen...

WHITEHALL

Kent reaches asylum tipping point

By Martin Ford | 18 August 2020

Kent CC has warned it has reached its capacity to safely care for any more unaccompanied asylum-s...

WHITEHALL

Government makes exam grades U-turn

By Martin Ford | 18 August 2020

The education secretary has bowed to public pressure and announced students will receive teacher-...

WHITEHALL

Mayor takes legal action over A-levels

By Martin Ford | 17 August 2020

Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham is to begin legal proceedings against the exams watchdog ov...

PUBLIC HEALTH

Extra public health funding 'essential'

By Martin Ford | 13 August 2020

Councils need extra funding to carry out new responsibilities for the coronavirus test and trace ...

HOUSING

Grenfell-style cladding remains on 243 buildings

By Martin Ford | 13 August 2020

Hundreds of buildings are still clad in the same material that led to the spread of the Grenfell ...

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