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POLICY AND POLITICS

Streeting agrees to 'simple asks' from Baroness Casey

By Lee Peart | 05 March 2026

Baroness Louise Casey has revealed she has written to health and social care secretary Wes Street...

FINANCE

Fresh finance structure for Gloucester after auditor intervention

By Dan Peters | 05 March 2026

Gloucester City Council has proposed a fresh structure for an expanded finance team after its ext...

WHITEHALL

Government to 'look again' at election postponement powers

By Dan Peters | 27 February 2026

The Government will ‘look again’ at the secretary of state’s powers after peers launched an attem...

ELECTIONS

Calls for local elections indemnity grow

By Martin Ford | 26 February 2026

Further calls have been made to provide legal protection for returning officers after the Governm...

SEND

Government announces £4bn SEND overhaul

By Joe Lepper | 23 February 2026

A £4bn ‘generational’ overhaul of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) support has b...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Gittins admits 'technical breach' in consultation over LGA redundancies

By Joe Lepper | 19 February 2026

The Local Government Association (LGA) has extended its restructure consultation into next month ...

HR

Council appeals tribunal verdict

By Dan Peters | 12 February 2026

City of York Council has submitted a formal appeal after an employment tribunal ordered the autho...

LEGAL

Steering clear of the local government cover-up

By Patricia Grinyer | 04 February 2026

Patricia Grinyer warns that for in-house lawyers and section 151 officers professional duties mus...

LEGAL

Love your lawyers

By Heather Jameson | 04 February 2026

In an increasingly complex world, the role of a monitoring officer is tough. It can be isolating...

ELECTIONS

Picture remains unclear over local elections delays

By Martin Ford | 21 January 2026

Uncertainty hangs over attempts to delay local elections in almost 30 councils amid a legal chall...

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