Articles by Mark Conrad
Ministers urged to 'protect EU citizens' employment rights'
By Mark Conrad | 05 April 2017
A major local government partner has urged ministers to protect the rights of EU nationals alread...
London boroughs' £209m Veolia deal
By Mark Conrad | 05 April 2017
Waste services firm Veolia has signed a £209m eight-year contract with four south London boroughs...
Brexit: The next chapter for local government
By Mark Conrad | 05 April 2017
The prime minister triggered Article 50 last week, firing the UK into one of the most crucial per...
LGA vows to act over counties' concerns
By Mark Conrad | 05 April 2017
Local Government Association (LGA) chairman, Lord Porter, has promised to act on Conservative cou...
Assessment timeframe 'not possible'
By Mark Conrad | 05 April 2017
Whitehall cannot fully assess the success of local government’s role in resettling Syrian refugee...
IR35 late addition will burden authorities
By Mark Conrad | 05 April 2017
A last-minute addition to controversial new rules on public sector contracting will place a furth...
Brexit will have 'profound implications' for public services
By Mark Conrad | 04 April 2017
The UK’s withdrawal from the European Union will have ‘profound’ implications for public services...
Call for licensing committees to be scrapped
By Mark Conrad | 04 April 2017
Council licensing committees should be abolished and their powers handed to planning experts, a r...
Authorities must do more to tackle payday loans
By Mark Conrad | 28 March 2017
One in 10 adults in some local authority areas have sought professional advice over their debt le...
Finance overhaul risks exposed
By Mark Conrad | 28 March 2017
Auditors have warned some councils will struggle to raise enough cash to deliver statutory servic...
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