Articles by Mark Conrad
Braintree hits out as Home Office extends use of asylum centre
By Mark Conrad | 31 January 2024
Braintree DC has accused the Home Office of acting ‘against the spirit of national planning polic...
DLUHC claims four-day week council saw spike in agency staff
By Mark Conrad | 30 January 2024
South Cambridgeshire DC’s controversial four-day week trial is under fresh scrutiny after data re...
Mole Valley directed not to withdraw local plan
By Mark Conrad | 30 January 2024
Mole Valley DC will examine an option to build on green belt land, after housing minister Lee Row...
London Councils call for greater powers over pupil numbers
By Mark Conrad | 30 January 2024
London’s boroughs want powers to direct academy schools to slash pupil numbers, after research in...
Security costs exemption for election spend limits
By Mark Conrad | 29 January 2024
Local government minister Simon Hoare this week confirmed key security costs for local elections ...
Travers lands interim Southampton post
By Mark Conrad | 29 January 2024
Former Barnet and Lambeth LBC chief executive Andrew Travers has returned to local government as ...
Ministers to consider royal commission plea
By Mark Conrad | 24 January 2024
Ministers will consider the housing ombudsman’s call this week for an independent royal commissio...
Warnings over exemption from standards for asylum housing
By Mark Conrad | 24 January 2024
Exempting asylum accommodation from “Awaab’s Law” risks more deaths due to poor housing condition...
Social housing regulator: Low risk from 'rogue' equity investors
By Mark Conrad | 23 January 2024
The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) has assured MPs the sector is at lower risk of ‘rogue’ equi...
Minister urges councils to 'co-locate' planning and licensing
By Mark Conrad | 22 January 2024
Councils have been urged to “co-locate” planning and licensing teams under plans to improve local...
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