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Whitehall attempts to reassure councils on Brexit

By Mark Conrad | 07 August 2018

Whitehall has insisted it is working to help councils prepare for a hard Brexit despite claims so...

LEPs in Whitehall engagement warning

By Mark Conrad | 07 August 2018

Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) have privately warned Whitehall departments they must improv...

Officers push for CPO reforms

By Mark Conrad | 07 August 2018

Council officers are pushing for reforms to the Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) regime, claiming ...

Benefit cap inquiry reopened

By Mark Conrad | 06 August 2018

MPs have reopened a Parliamentary inquiry into the impact of the benefit cap after an initial stu...

Man jailed for five years over council fraud

By Mark Conrad | 06 August 2018

Barnet LBC is under renewed pressure to withdraw services from Capita after a joint venture contr...

Income-generating investments announced by councils

By Mark Conrad | 06 August 2018

Two more councils have announced income-generating investments as town halls seek the finances re...

LEPs face race against time

By Mark Conrad | 01 August 2018

Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) face a race against time to reconfigure and register as lega...

Any port in a storm?

By Mark Conrad | 01 August 2018

As the risk of a ‘no deal’ crash-out of Europe intensifies, councils want Westminster to clarify ...

Labour proposes national youth services body

By Mark Conrad | 31 July 2018

Senior Labour Party figures have announced plans to establish a national body to oversee future s...

Rutland shakes-up management team

By Mark Conrad | 31 July 2018

Rutland CC has shaken-up its senior management team, with three directors taking on new roles.