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Birmingham may drop criminal record checks

By Mark Conrad | 14 February 2017

The council at the centre of the Trojan Horse scandal is expected to ditch three-year criminal re...

Blackpool's business loan fund increases to £100m

By Mark Conrad | 14 February 2017

Blackpool Council has significantly increased the value of its business loan fund to help local c...

IR35: authorities urged to use interim solutions

By Mark Conrad | 14 February 2017

Councils which use contractors have been urged to make use of temporary systems while they assess...

'Replace our £350m EU transitional fund,' MPs are told

By Mark Conrad | 14 February 2017

Local government leaders in Cornwall have told MPs £350m of EU funding earmarked for the area mus...

MPs say 'no' to rates levy spend for housing

By Mark Conrad | 14 February 2017

MPs have rejected calls to allow the infrastructure levy to be spent on housing under 100% busine...

Tenants urge council to ditch partnership plan

By Mark Conrad | 13 February 2017

Haringey LBC tenants have urged the authority to ditch its planned ‘hand over’ of £2bn in assets ...

Authority urged to report on closure of social care firm

By Mark Conrad | 08 February 2017

A senior councillor at Aylesbury Vale DC has urged Buckinghamshire CC to publish an internal repo...

Fostering agencies accused of profiteering

By Mark Conrad | 08 February 2017

Children’s services directors have accused fostering agencies of ‘direct profiteering’ from the h...

Surrey CC scraps plans for 15% council tax referendum

By Sam Clayden | 06 February 2017

Surrey CC has scrapped plans to hold a referendum on whether to increase council tax by 15%.

Councils will have crucial role in housing

By Mark Conrad | 06 February 2017

Councils face significant new demands under ministers’ plan to kick-start Britain’s ‘broken’ hous...