Boroughs in GP estate devolution call
January 24, 2020
London Councils has called for more devolution to boroughs of decisions on the GP estate.
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NLGN study highlights concerns over air quality
January 22, 2020
Unitaries are much less likely than Metropolitan councils and London boroughs to consider taking action on air quality as ‘extremely or very important’, the latest quarterly NLGN leadership index survey has found.
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Council acts after planning 'collusion'
January 24, 2020
‘Swift action’ has been taken by Northumberland Council’s senior management after ‘several persons in positions of authority and control’ appeared to ‘collude’ with a developer.
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Watchdog concerns over sustainability and services at Highland Council
January 24, 2020
The Accounts Commission expects the council to ‘demonstrate improvement in the next 12 months’ by implementing a series of recommendations made by Audit Scotland.
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Row over SNP funding of councils
January 23, 2020
Local government is ‘treated far better in Scotland than it is elsewhere in the UK,’ the Scottish National Party (SNP) has insisted.
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Hertsmere appoints managing director following management restructure
January 23, 2020
Sajida Bijle has been confirmed as Hertsmere BC’s new managing director following a management restructure.
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Sector presses for further action on cladding
January 21, 2020
Building safety reforms billed as the ‘biggest change for a generation’ do not go far enough to clamp down on potentially dangerous cladding, councils argued this week.
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Deputy hits out at 'flawed' business rates system
January 23, 2020
Cannock Chase DC has expressed disappointment in the way Amazon-style warehouses are treated under the business rates system after it was hit by a revaluation.
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Unions criticise 'unnecessary' pay offer delay
January 22, 2020
The three unions representing council workers today criticised ‘unnecessary delays’ after local government employers failed to make them a pay offer for 2020/21.
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