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Councils could get powers to suspend members

By Dan Peters | 19 December 2024

Councils could get powers to suspend councillors found to have breached their code of conduct und...

English councils face £9.3bn deficit by 2026-27

By Ellie Ames | 25 October 2024

Fresh analysis has uncovered a £9.3bn funding shortfall facing councils in England by 2026-27.

Councils urged to use new law to drive social prosperity

By Ellie Ames | 14 October 2024

Local authorities should make use of new procurement laws to promote community prosperity, a thin...

Councils face £54bn funding deficit

By Ellie Ames | 03 October 2024

New research has forecast a £54bn funding shortfall facing England’s local authorities over the n...

LGA in supported housing funding boost call

By Ellie Ames | 20 September 2024

The Local Government Association (LGA) has urged the Government to boost spending on supported ho...

'Affordable home investment needed to meet 1.5 million homes target'

By Ellie Ames | 13 September 2024

Ministers will fail to meet their target of building 1.5 million homes over the Parliament withou...

Lord Darzi in public health call

By Ellie Ames | 12 September 2024

The Government must invest in public health to ease pressure on a health service ‘in critical con...

Planning 'dysfunction' leaves new homes vulnerable to floods

By Ellie Ames | 04 September 2024

‘Dysfunction’ in the English planning system is leaving new housing development vulnerable to flo...

Think-tank calls for £6bn devolution to tackle economic inactivity

By Ellie Ames | 03 September 2024

The Government should transfer £6bn to local government in a bid to tackle economic inactivity, a...

Charity Commission in first warning to council

By Ellie Ames | 02 September 2024

A regulator has for the first time issued a local authority with an official warning for failing ...