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Councils warned to be 'open to scrutiny' in grooming gangs inquiry

By Martin Ford | 17 June 2025

There has been a ‘collective failure’ to address questions about the ethnicity of perpetrators wh...

Council chiefs feature in King's Birthday Honours List

By Martin Ford | 16 June 2025

Leading figures from the local government sector were among those awarded the most prestigious ti...

Council tax to shoulder funding boosts

By Martin Ford | 12 June 2025

Increases to funding for local government and the police in the Spending Review will rely heavily...

Borough's ex-chief executive returns to role

By Martin Ford | 11 June 2025

Pendle BC’s former chief executive is to return to the role for a second time.

Spending Review: Silence on SEND reform

By Martin Ford | 11 June 2025

Councils will have to wait until the autumn for details of reforms to services for children with ...

Labour planning bill rebellion crushed

By Martin Ford | 10 June 2025

The Government has quashed an attempted rebellion among its own MPs over the Planning and Regener...

Councillors press minister on SEND costs

By Martin Ford | 06 June 2025

A minister was pressed on financial challenges posed by children’s services when she appeared bef...

Councils' watershed moment

By Martin Ford | 05 June 2025

Next week’s Spending Review will have huge implications for the future finances of local governme...

Councils told cuts will follow

By By Martin Ford | 05 June 2025

Councils have been warned to brace for grant cuts after next week’s Spending Review despite deput...

Select committee's 'deep concern' over threat to housebuilding

By Martin Ford | 04 June 2025

A select committee chair has told chancellor Rachel Reeves she is ‘deeply concerned’ over possibl...