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Hillingdon wins social housing High Court battle

By Mark Conrad | 30 July 2018

Councils’ power to determine how social housing tenants are prioritised has been strengthened by ...

Government urged to halt voter ID

By Mark Conrad | 30 July 2018

Ministers have come under renewed pressure to halt plans to expand compulsory voter ID pilots.

Complaints increase while satisfaction drops

By Mark Conrad | 25 July 2018

Complaints to the ombudsman have increased by 3.5% while Smith Square data has revealed the lowes...

Social housing Green Paper delayed

By Mark Conrad | 24 July 2018

Councils have been forced to wait for the social housing Green Paper.

Ministers to 'super charge' LEP performance

By Mark Conrad | 24 July 2018

Ministers have published plans to ‘super charge’ the performance and accountability of Local Ente...

Councils warn of no deal Brexit risks

By Mark Conrad | 24 July 2018

A no deal Brexit would leave councils struggling with new checks on EU imports and without access...

Zahawi fails to commit to new funds

By Mark Conrad | 23 July 2018

Children’s minister Nadhim Zahawi has declined to support strict targets and fresh cash for early...

May to back north of Tyne combined authority

By Mark Conrad | 23 July 2018

Prime minister Theresa May will today give the go-ahead for the creation of the north of Tyne com...

Working homeless figures soar

By Mark Conrad | 23 July 2018

The number of families described as ‘working homeless’ has soared over the past five years, housi...

Complex outsourcing 'not an excuse to exclude public'

By Mark Conrad | 20 July 2018

Increasingly complex modern outsourcing is not an excuse to exclude the public from the design of...