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MPs call for 'effective sanctions' on B&B use councils
POLICY AND POLITICS

MPs call for 'effective sanctions' on B&B use councils

By Joe Lepper | 22 April 2026

Councils that repeatedly fail to end the use of bed and breakfast (B&B) accommodation for families facing homelessness should be hit with ‘effective sanctions’, MPs urged today.

POLICY AND POLITICS

EXCLUSIVE: Sussex chiefs warn Whitehall over reorganisation risks

By Dan Peters | 21 April 2026

Sussex chief executives have warned Whitehall reorganisation delays create ‘real risks around tim...

DATA

English council data breaches up 53%

By William Eichler | 21 April 2026

Data breach incidents recorded by English local councils have risen by 53% over the past five yea...

FINANCE

Woking-owned ThamesWey debt exceeds £600m

By Martin Ford | 20 April 2026

Woking BC’s wholly owned company racked up debts of more than £600m, according to its latest acco...

SCOTLAND

Scottish councils eye new powers with charter adoption

By Martin Ford | 20 April 2026

A strategy to use newly-introduced legislation to gain greater powers for councils is being drawn...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Shropshire in food waste warning

By Joe Lepper | 17 April 2026

Shropshire Council has warned it may not be able to collect food waste weekly until 2039.

PEOPLE

LGA interim chief revealed

By Heather Jameson | 17 April 2026

Former Camden LBC chief Jenny Rowlands is to take on the role of interim chief of the Local Gover...

DEVOLUTION

Call to devolve employment support

By Martin Ford | 17 April 2026

Mayors should be enlisted to provide support for people out of work due to ill health, a new repo...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

EXCLUSIVE: Dramatic fall in LGA staff morale revealed

By Dan Peters | 16 April 2026

Morale among Local Government Association (LGA) employees fell dramatically during the year leadi...

REORGANISATION

EXCLUSIVE: Essex steps back from reorganisation legal challenge

By Paul Marinko | 16 April 2026

Essex CC has stepped back from a legal challenge to the Government’s reorganisation plans but cal...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

EXCLUSIVE: LGA to privately lobby ministers over neighbourhoods' drive

By Dan Peters | 16 April 2026

Local government is to privately lobby ministers over their neighbourhoods’ drive, including Whit...

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Partnership and Improvement Manager SEND WMF2888e

£51,356 to £52,413

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