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'Vast majority' of social housing free from mould

By William Eichler | 02 February 2023

Local authority leaders have pledged to continue driving up standards even after the regulator fo...

Councils urged to check information sharing agreements

By William Eichler | 26 January 2023

Councils are being urged to check they have adequate information sharing agreements with their pr...

Triple on-the-spot littering fines, think-tank urges

By William Eichler | 23 January 2023

A think-tank has called for a ‘revitalised’ litter strategy, including tripling the level of fine...

Household Support Fund should be permanent, council leaders say

By William Eichler | 09 January 2023

The Government should make the Household Support Fund it has provided to councils permanent to he...

Majority of councils considering leisure services cuts

By William Eichler | 09 January 2023

Council leaders have called for a strategy to save leisure centres after a post-Olympics sports b...

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...