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Assessing Prevent

By Paul Marinko | 04 May 2022

The voices of Prevent’s detractors have become louder. But, for those with experience of the init...

Fresh LGA call after 'bed blocking' doubles

By Paul Marinko | 20 April 2022

The Local Government Association (LGA) has called for ‘urgent action’ to support social care afte...

Sacked director to face no further action from police

By Paul Marinko | 19 April 2022

A South Somerset DC director sacked after allegedly using furloughed council staff to work on her...

Town halls must find more cash for wages

By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters and Paul Marinko | 06 April 2022

Councils have been warned they will have to find more in their budgets to fund the sector’s incre...

Council leader bemoans lack of diversity in interim market

By Paul Marinko | 04 April 2022

The leader of crisis-hit Slough BC has said the interim market is made up of ‘pale stale males’ a...

Extra steps taken to prevent poll fraud in Tower Hamlets

By Paul Marinko | 04 April 2022

The chief executive of the Electoral Commission has revealed that extra steps have been taken to ...

Labour urges Government to overhaul business rates

By Paul Marinko | 04 April 2022

Labour has said the Government must overhaul the business rates system to help businesses thrive ...

Union suspends councillors over pay dispute

By Paul Marinko | 29 March 2022

Suspensions including that of the council leader were announced by Unite during a rally for strik...

Councils weigh up risks over Gazprom contracts

By Paul Marinko | 22 March 2022

Councils caught up in energy deals with state-owned Russian gas company Gazprom have been warned ...

Three councils sign shared services agreement

By Paul Marinko | 21 March 2022

Basildon, Brentwood and Castle Point BC have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explor...