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AUDIT

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...

FINANCE

Peers call for action on private ownership of children's homes

By Martin Ford | 22 April 2024

Peers have called for action to tackle private companies’ dominance of the children’s homes market.

CLIMATE CHANGE

High Court challenge against Government energy standards

By Martin Ford | 22 April 2024

A legal challenge against Government restrictions on energy efficiency standards is to proceed to...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

West of England Combined Authority announces chief

By Martin Ford | 22 April 2024

The West of England Combined Authority has appointed Stephen Peacock as its chief executive.

FINANCE

Wirral assurance panel 'no longer required'

By Martin Ford | 19 April 2024

Wirral MBC’s Independent Assurance Panel (IAP) has officially stood down after declaring it was ‘...

FINANCE

Watchdog tells Falkirk to confront 'difficult decisions'

By Martin Ford | 17 April 2024

Falkirk Council faces ‘difficult decisions’ to bridge a budget gap of tens of millions, according...

INFRASTRUCTURE

Cyber criminals target councils in tactics shift

By Martin Ford | 09 April 2024

A fresh warning for councils to be vigilant against cyber attackers has been issued after a shift...

HEALTH

NHS Confederation chief rejects call for councils to take health role

By Martin Ford | 09 April 2024

Dramatic proposals to devolve health responsibilities to local authorities have been rejected by ...

COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK

EXCLUSIVE: Demand surges for UASC age assessments

By Martin Ford | 09 April 2024

Councils are struggling to cope with demand for age assessments of unaccompanied asylum-seeking c...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

The quest for community harmony

By Martin Ford | 08 April 2024

A Government-commissioned review has spelt out the difficulties councils face when trying to prot...

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