Articles by Mark Conrad
Braverman lobbied over asylum placement warning
By Mark Conrad | 28 February 2023
Sector figures have held talks with the home secretary over Whitehall’s asylum policy weeks after...
Gove: Devolution will fuel post-Brexit renewal
By Mark Conrad | 28 February 2023
Levelling up secretary Michael Gove has reiterated his long-term commitment to devolving powers t...
LGA peers' warning over Spelthorne
By Mark Conrad | 27 February 2023
Poor behaviour by some councillors at Spelthorne BC is damaging the authority’s reputation and ca...
Pay spine review 'inevitable,' employers admit
By Dan Peters | 21 February 2023
A redesign of local government’s pay spine is ‘inevitable,’ employers have admitted privately.
Councils urged to develop stronger DCS succession planning
By Mark Conrad | 20 February 2023
Councils have been urged to develop stronger succession plans for key children’s services roles a...
Council benefits teams struggling, auditors warn
By Mark Conrad | 14 February 2023
People are waiting longer for housing benefit claims while Scotland’s councils face soaring workl...
EXCLUSIVE: Warsi rails against Government's Prevent overhaul
By Dan Peters | 14 February 2023
Ex-communities minister Baroness Warsi has attacked the Government’s proposed reform of Prevent, ...
Council considers legal action amid asylum row
By Mark Conrad | 14 February 2023
Brighton & Hove City Council is considering legal action against the Government to resolve a disp...
Growth for pension pool despite Covid
By Mark Conrad | 13 February 2023
One of local government’s biggest joint pension partnerships has now pooled more than three-quart...
Commissioner warns children's services could be removed from Sefton
By Mark Conrad | 07 February 2023
A Government-appointed commissioner has warned Sefton Council’s children’s services are still in ...
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