Articles by Mark Conrad
DLUHC blasted over levelling up failure
By Mark Conrad | 08 November 2023
The levelling up department has been blasted for failing to deliver its remit by a senior sector ...
Gove's pay plan dismissed as 'unnecessary gimmick'
By Mark Conrad | 07 November 2023
Communities secretary Michael Gove’s embryonic plan to require full councils to approve top salar...
Homes England launches tookit to help councils
By Mark Conrad | 06 November 2023
Homes England has launched a toolkit designed to help councils identify shortfalls in their housi...
Council told to focus on 'getting basics right'
By Mark Conrad | 06 November 2023
South Holland DC should focus on ‘getting the basics right’ before pushing ahead with more innova...
EXCLUSIVE: Home Office accused of misleading council over asylum plans
By Mark Conrad | 24 October 2023
The Home Office faces accusations in the High Court it misled a council over controversial plans ...
Child abuse inquiry chair criticises Government response
By Mark Conrad | 23 October 2023
The chair of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) has branded ministers’ respo...
'Victory for common sense' hailed on waste
By Mark Conrad | 23 October 2023
Councils have claimed a ‘victory for common sense’ after ministers watered down plans to standard...
Croydon improvement panel details exit strategy
By Mark Conrad | 17 October 2023
Croydon LBC’s Government-appointed improvement panel has outlined a timetable for withdrawing fro...
Skills devolution call
By Mark Conrad | 17 October 2023
Control of UK skills funding should be devolved to councils to ensure it is tailored to local job...
LGA: Devolve to boost economic activity
By Mark Conrad | 16 October 2023
Ministers should devolve long-term and simplified funding for back to work schemes to overcome re...
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