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HOUSING

First council secures top grade from social housing regulator

By Martin Ford | 30 October 2024

Barnsley MBC has become the first and only council to be awarded the top grade by the Regulator o...

FINANCE

Scottish councils 'under extraordinary pressure'

By Martin Ford | 29 October 2024

The council finance system in Scotland requires reform to avoid ‘catastrophe’, newly-published re...

PEOPLE

Leeds announces new chief executive

By Martin Ford | 29 October 2024

Leeds City Council is set to appoint a civil servant as its new permanent chief executive.

PEOPLE

East Midlands set for first permanent chief executive

By Martin Ford | 28 October 2024

The East Midlands Combined County Authority has announced Amy Harhoff is to be appointed as its f...

DATA

Councils 'need to do better' on data breaches

By Martin Ford | 28 October 2024

Information Commissioner John Edwards has told councils they ‘need to do better’ when handling pe...

FUNDING

'Challenge' of futureproofing Towns Fund projects

By Martin Ford | 25 October 2024

Councils face challenges in covering the mounting costs to maintain Towns Fund projects, a Govern...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Chief executive seconded in Tameside 'support package'

By Martin Ford | 25 October 2024

Oldham MBC is set to share its chief executive with Tameside MBC as part of a ‘support package’ f...

RECRUITMENT

Skills shortages laid bare

By Martin Ford | 25 October 2024

Four out of five councils are seeing impacts on services due to shortages of talent, a report has...

FINANCE

Slough's financial crisis 'may deteriorate further'

By Martin Ford | 25 October 2024

External auditors have cast doubt on Slough BC’s financial recovery plans.

FINANCE

Call for council finance taskforce

By Martin Ford | 24 October 2024

A local government finance taskforce has been proposed in a bid to reduce health inequalities.

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