Articles by Emily Twinch
Grenfell council stands by contractor ban despite legal threat
By Emily Twinch | 24 February 2025
Kensington and Chelsea LBC is standing by its ban of a contractor involved in Grenfell Tower’s re...
Reorganisation expected to end council partnership
By Emily Twinch | 24 February 2025
Local government reorganisation will likely end a collaboration between two local authorities in ...
Sector calls for data and evidence to drive fair funding
By Emily Twinch | 19 February 2025
The Government should use the best available evidence and most up-to-date data to calculate local...
Hillingdon: Slough merger 'unsubstantiated'
By Paul Marinko | 18 February 2025
Hillingdon LBC has slammed as ‘unsubstantiated’ a proposal by neighbouring Slough to consider mer...
'Significant weaknesses' at Cumberland and Dorset
By Emily Twinch | 17 February 2025
Cumberland and Dorset councils have both being found to have ‘significant weaknesses’ by auditors...
Call for more guidance to tackle rough sleeping
By Emily Twinch | 14 February 2025
Councils need more guidance to help them turn the tide of rising levels of rough-sleeping, mainly...
IPPR calls for stronger planning departments
By Emily Twinch | 14 February 2025
Government should beef up planning departments to achieve its 1.5 million new homes target, a thi...
Peer warning over councillor financial understanding
By Emily Twinch | 03 February 2025
Not all 39 councillors at a Nottinghamshire council are fully getting to grips with the financial...
Cantle: Councils should focus on community cohesion
By Emily Twinch | 30 January 2025
Councils should be left to concentrate on community cohesion with the Prevent radicalisation prog...
HMRC does not know how much National Insurance it collects from councils
By Emily Twinch | 29 January 2025
HMRC has said it does not hold data on employers National Insurance Contribution (NIC) payments r...
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