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UPDATED: Tories hold Tees Valley despite heavy losses

By Dan Peters | 03 May 2024

Ben Houchen retaining the Tees Valley mayoralty for the Conservatives proved to be the party's on...

'Blunt tool' ranks council finances

By Martin Ford | 01 May 2024

Rushcliffe BC is the highest-ranked council in England for finance with Leeds City Council coming...

DCS churn nears record levels

By Martin Ford | 01 May 2024

The number of changes in directors of children’s services (DCS) postholders has reached near reco...

Call for powers to back up funeral director inspections

By Martin Ford | 01 May 2024

Councils have said they ‘urgently’ need more powers and resources after being tasked with inspect...

Vote warning

By Martin Ford and Mark Conrad | 01 May 2024

Elections officers have warned of the impact of changes to postal vote rules as polls open across...

Political battle over National Care Service

By Martin Ford | 25 April 2024

Competing visions of the future of social care have been set out by Labour and the Conservatives ...

Social housing tests could heavily impact London

By Martin Ford | 25 April 2024

London boroughs are likely to be most heavily impacted by the Government’s proposed UK connection...

Councils propose shared chief executive

By Martin Ford | 24 April 2024

Two Welsh local authorities have proposed appointing a shared chief executive.

Gove open to giving mayors Whitehall voice

By Martin Ford | 23 April 2024

Local government secretary Michael Gove has not ruled out a ‘formal structure’ for mayors to work...

Minister rules out Oflog role on audit

By Martin Ford | 23 April 2024

A minister has quashed suggestions oversight of audit should be handed to the Office for Local Go...