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FINANCE
County and districts fight over housing support axe
By Dan Peters | 14 February 2024
A bitter row has broken out between Suffolk CC and its districts over proposals to axe the county...
SOCIAL CARE
Former social care chief sentenced for drug offences
By Dan Peters | 01 February 2024
An ex-deputy director of social care at Bradford MDC has been sentenced after pleading guilty to ...
FINANCE
In praise of a useful financial firebreak
By Iain Murray | 29 January 2024
A section s114 notice does not provide a ready-made solution to councils’ funding problems, but i...
FINANCE
Section 114: Is it really worth all the drama?
By Graham Chapman | 29 January 2024
Former leader of Nottingham City Council Cllr Graham Chapman looks at the process of serving a se...
LEGAL
Get ready for the Procurement Act
By Steven Brunning | 23 January 2024
The Procurement Act will bring both risks and opportunities for councils but they should consider...
PLANNING
Restrictive covenants: Look before you leap
By Ayesha Khalique | 23 January 2024
Local authorities dealing with development land must carry out thorough title due diligence and f...
WHITEHALL
Call to end £250m business rate loophole
By Andrew Vaux | 11 January 2024
A campaign to end a loophole which is estimated could cost councils a massive £250m in lost busin...
FINANCE
Finance watchdog launches Thurrock investigation
By Mark Conrad | 03 January 2024
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has launched an investigation into the conduct of an unname...
LEGAL
Croydon cleared of discrimination claims
By Heather Jameson | 02 January 2024
Croydon LBC and its chief executive Katherine Kerswell have been cleared of allegations of racial...
PLANNING
Wrexham members avoid development plan 'jail threat'
By Mark Conrad | 21 December 2023
Councillors in Wrexham have avoided the threat of jail by approving a development plan – but some...
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