Government - Page 2

By Emily Twinch | 14 February 2025

Councils need more guidance to help them turn the tide of rising levels of rough-sleeping, mainly...

PLANNING

IPPR calls for stronger planning departments

By Emily Twinch | 14 February 2025

Government should beef up planning departments to achieve its 1.5 million new homes target, a thi...

FINANCE

Former Woking officers expected to face probe

By Paul Marinko | 10 February 2025

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is reportedly planning to launch an investigation into two ...

ASYLUM

EXCLUSIVE: Home Office stops UASC incentive payments

By Paul Marinko | 05 February 2025

The Home Office has stopped a key funding stream worth millions of pounds to councils receiving u...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Treasury to review growth investment guidelines

By Paul Marinko | 04 February 2025

The Treasury will review Green Book guidelines after Liverpool regional mayor Steve Rotheram hit ...

IMPROVEMENT

Envoys sent in to Tower Hamlets

By Heather Jameson | 22 January 2025

Local government minister Jim McMahon has sent three envoys in to improve Tower Hamlets LBC follo...

REORGANISATION

Norwich launches city unitary bid

By Paul Marinko | 22 January 2025

Norwich City councillors have voted unanimously in favour of pursuing unitary status as part of p...

PREVENT

Government seeks Prevent programme 'answers' after Southport attack

By Martin Ford | 21 January 2025

Reforms to the Prevent programme are to be unveiled this week ahead of a public inquiry looking a...

DEVOLUTION

The makings of a fascinating year

By By Abdool Kara | 17 January 2025

Abdool Kara looks to the year ahead as 2024 closed with a flurry of government actions for the se...

REORGANISATION

Ministry confirms 18 councils seeking election postponement

By Paul Marinko | 15 January 2025

The Government has officially revealed that it has received requests to postpone elections this y...

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