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More than 100 councils report not prosecuting rogue landlords

By William Eichler | 22 November 2024

‘Many’ council enforcement teams do not have the resources and capacity to proactively tackle poo...

Bus services get £1bn boost

By William Eichler | 19 November 2024

Transport secretary Louise Haigh has announced more than £700m in funding for local authorities f...

Council tax cap to remain at 5%

By William Eichler | 14 November 2024

Council tax increases will be kept at the 5% cap next year, Labour have confirmed.

Chancellor confirms pension 'megafund' plans

By William Eichler | 14 November 2024

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed plans to merge local government pension schemes into ‘mega...

MPs launch inquiry into cost of failing to fix social care

By William Eichler | 04 November 2024

MPs have launched an inquiry looking into the costs of failing to fix the struggling adult social...

NAO: 60% of buildings with flammable cladding still not identified

By William Eichler | 04 November 2024

Up to 60% of buildings with dangerous cladding have not yet been identified seven years on from t...

DCN: Budget's top-down reorganisation opposite of devolution

By William Eichler | 31 October 2024

Local government reorganisation poses a threat to frontline services and represents the ‘opposite...

Budget: Reeves attempts to drive up affordable homes

By William Eichler | 30 October 2024

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed a raft of measures to tackle the ‘desperate lack of afford...

Edinburgh Council told to 'accelerate' transformation

By William Eichler | 24 October 2024

Senior officers and councillors at Edinburgh City Council must ‘accelerate its transformation and...

NAO: Councils face bankruptcy due to SEND deficits

By William Eichler | 24 October 2024

Two-fifths of local authorities will face the threat of bankruptcy if more is not done to tackle ...