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CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Oflog appoints permanent chief executive

By Martin Ford | 30 October 2023

Josh Goodman has been confirmed as the permanent chief executive of the Office for Local Governme...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Oflog moves to expand remit

By Martin Ford | 27 October 2023

The new Office for Local Government (Oflog) watchdog has proposed to widen its scope to five new ...

WHITEHALL

Home Office 'failing to engage' councils

By Martin Ford | 26 October 2023

The Home Office is ‘failing to engage meaningfully with local authorities’ on asylum, according t...

FINANCE

Levelling up Bill to become law

By Martin Ford | 26 October 2023

Royal Assent is scheduled to take place later today, when the Bill will officially become an Act ...

PLANNING

Tory backbenchers pile pressure on Government

By Martin Ford | 25 October 2023

The Government has withstood pressure from its own MPs to allow councils to hold remote meetings.

DEVOLUTION

'Devolution hopes rest on combined authorities'

By Martin Ford | 24 October 2023

Combined authorities represent the greatest hope for devolution in England, according to a new re...

WHITEHALL

Keeping a closer eye on the data

By Martin Ford | 23 October 2023

Are councils making use of data to streamline services? Certainly the Government, in launching Of...

INFRASTRUCTURE

Government advisers back fiscal devolution

By Martin Ford | 23 October 2023

Fiscal devolution should be ramped up to enable local authorities to develop transport networks, ...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Greater Manchester chief executive to retire

By Martin Ford | 20 October 2023

Eamonn Boylan has announced his intention to retire as chief executive of Greater Manchester Comb...

FINANCE

Minister's concern over Warrington debt

By Martin Ford | 19 October 2023

Local government minister Lee Rowley has expressed concern over Warrington Council’s levels of de...

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