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Redbridge in catcalling first

By William Eichler | 21 December 2022

Redbridge LBC has become the first local authority in London to issue a fixed penalty notice for ...

Government's £4bn annual skills spend 'failing to deliver'

By William Eichler | 14 December 2022

Councils called for an end to the centralised approach to training as a report found the Governme...

Review calls for governance and oversight changes

By William Eichler | 09 December 2022

A review of a Liverpool City Council subsidiary has recommended improvements to governance and ov...

Deal to share leadership teams agreed

By William Eichler | 09 December 2022

An agreement for Stafford BC and Cannock Chase DC to share leadership teams and almost all their ...

Ombudsman's call for 'zero-tolerance' to damp and mould

By William Eichler | 05 December 2022

Social landlords should take a ‘zero-tolerance approach’ to damp and mould, the Housing Ombudsman...

Scottish council leaders warn of job losses

By William Eichler | 05 December 2022

Local authority leaders in Scotland today warned of job losses amid an ‘extremely precarious fina...

Welsh councils urged to engage more with social enterprises

By William Eichler | 01 December 2022

Local authorities in Wales should do more to ‘maximise the impact’ of social enterprises in their...

Council leaders welcome innovation programme call

By William Eichler | 23 November 2022

Council leaders have welcomed a call to build on the children’s social care innovation programme.

Housing providers urged to tackle mould after toddler death

By William Eichler | 21 November 2022

Local government secretary Michael Gove has written to all providers of social housing warning th...

Councils face £3bn funding gap

By William Eichler | 31 October 2022

Local authorities could be forced to cut essential services as they face a collective funding gap...