Deal reached after mayor launched legal case against own council
LEGAL

Deal reached after mayor launched legal case against own council

By Dan Peters | 20 December 2024

Newham LBC has struck a £36,000 deal with its directly-elected executive mayor Rokhsana Fiaz after reaching an out-of-court settlement over race and sex discrimination claims.

POLITICS

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...

FINANCE

'Budgetary pressures' force plea to Government

By Emily Twinch | 16 December 2024

Councillors at Labour-led Cheshire East Council have agreed to ask the Government for two more ye...

CRIME

Police take 'no further action' against Croydon officers

By Emily Twinch | 05 December 2024

Police have decided to ‘take no further action at this stage' against former Croydon LBC officers...

DEVOLUTION

Elected mayor 'stumbling block' warning

By Dan Peters | 20 November 2024

Ministers’ insistence on a directly-elected mayor for areas seeking fresh powers is ‘fast appeari...

POLITICS

EXCLUSIVE: Former minister raises concerns over standards reform

By Dan Peters | 20 November 2024

Former local government minister Bob Neill has expressed concerns over proposed reforms that coul...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Rayner paves the way for standards

By Dan Peters | 24 October 2024

Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner has paved the way for a return to remote meetings and giving ...

COUNCILLORS

EXCLUSIVE: Ministers look to strengthen councillor standards

By Dan Peters | 24 October 2024

The new Government is considering options to strengthen the standards and conduct for those in lo...

FINANCE

Chief speaks out over Welsh pensions threat

By Dan Peters | 02 October 2024

Wales’ eight local government pension funds should be left under the control of councillors, a fo...

WASTE

More than £2m needed to sort Welsh recycling scheme

By Emily Twinch | 30 September 2024

Senior Denbighshire CC members will be asked to plough more than £2m into a recycling scheme that...

FINANCE

Dudley forced into reserves raid

By Dan Peters | 26 September 2024

Dudley MBC has ‘little scope to meet unexpected pressures’, senior councillors have been told.

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