Articles by Mark Conrad
CSE still 'massive challenge'
By Mark Conrad | 16 May 2017
Child sexual exploitation (CSE) is still a ‘massive’ challenge for councils and should not be tre...
Rates increase warning after empty shops increase
By Mark Conrad | 15 May 2017
Scotland’s retailers have warned policymakers against a hike in business rates beyond the Barclay...
Islington to ditch firms who don't pay corporation tax
By Mark Conrad | 10 May 2017
More councils could follow Islington LBC’s lead and introduce a policy of withdrawing council con...
Fears raised over potential impact of LSCB abolition
By Mark Conrad | 10 May 2017
The abolition of local safeguarding children boards (LSCBs) risks creating a ‘two-tier’ system of...
Tories gaining but SNP still top of the Scots
By Mark Conrad | 10 May 2017
Scotland’s Conservatives took advantage of Labour’s weakness and unionist fears over a second ind...
DLCG accused of response delays
By Mark Conrad | 10 May 2017
MPs have criticised the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) for hampering thei...
Burnham's GM metro mayoral team expands
By Mark Conrad | 10 May 2017
Two council leaders and a former local government minister have joined the team of newly-elected ...
Waste PFI firm claim for compensation
By Mark Conrad | 10 May 2017
Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority (GMWDA) faces a compensation claim from its private f...
Burnham: I want to be a part of the local government family
By Sam Clayden | 10 May 2017
Andy Burnham has expressed an interest in joining the Local Government Association after the grou...
Council-owned energy firm on target to deliver profit
By Mark Conrad | 10 May 2017
A council-owned energy company has said it is on course to make a profit by 2021 after adjusting ...
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