Plan to build 6,000 new homes to 'end rough sleeping'
May 26, 2020
The Government has pledged to provide long-term homes for those people taken off the streets during the pandemic.
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EXCLUSIVE: New rules would see councils warn ministers before a s114
May 21, 2020
Finance directors would need to warn the government before they issued a Section 114 notice during the coronavirus pandemic, if new rules get the go-ahead.
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Kent leader warns of migrant crossing ‘crisis’
May 26, 2020
The council's leader has asked the home secretary to make it mandatory for authorities to provide support for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC).
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New £50m fund to help councils open high streets safely
May 26, 2020
Councils will have access to a £50m fund to help prepare for the safe reopening of high streets and other retail spaces.
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Councils given £300m and key tracking role
May 22, 2020
Councils in England will be handed £300m by the Government as they are given a central role in driving forward testing and tracing.
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£3.7bn coronavirus-hit for London boroughs and counties
May 22, 2020
The total estimated financial impact of coronavirus on London boroughs and counties is expected to total £3.7bn in 2020/21, an initial analysis of the latest returns to the Government has revealed.
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Nottinghamshire to return to reorganisation proposals
May 22, 2020
Controversial proposals for the reorganisation of local government in Nottinghamshire have resurfaced as part of work to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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EXCLUSIVE: No bail outs for commercial investments
May 22, 2020
Plans to bail out councils struggling with their finances could vary between authorities - but they will not cover commercial investments, The MJ understands.
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Call to release ‘trapped’ troubled families funding
May 21, 2020
Bureaucracy threatens to hold up cash needed to support vulnerable children, the County Councils Network (CCN) has warned.
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