Legal

By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters | 06 February 2018

One in 10 council bosses fear their local authority will not have enough funding to fulfil their ...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Why 'double recovery' judgement will have implications for the sector

By Virginia Cooper | 29 January 2018

Virginia Cooper explains how a recent court judgement could end up costing councils across the co...

BUSINESS

Gwynne aims to find compromise over Haringey deal

By Dan Peters | 24 January 2018

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has asked shadow local government secretary Andrew Gwynne to lead med...

SOCIAL CARE

Judge's warnings over care proceedings

By Mark Conrad | 22 January 2018

Councils should ‘think long and hard’ before embarking on care proceedings against ‘otherwise uni...

FINANCE

Council could face £500m equal pay bill

By Dan Peters | 18 January 2018

Glasgow City Council could face a £500m pay-out after agreeing not to appeal to the Supreme Court...

Council to seek judicial review of police cuts

By Mark Conrad | 15 January 2018

Havering LBC will seek a judicial review of a decision to close police buildings in the borough.

SOCIAL CARE

County wins legal battle over cost of local care

By Mark Conrad | 11 December 2017

Essex CC has successfully defeated a judicial review of the fees it pays to local care home opera...

BUSINESS

Councils face child sex abuse compensation claims

By Mark Conrad | 28 November 2017

Two local authorities are facing a string of compensation claims following the exposure of histor...

FINANCE

Deal to end Brum bin strike

By Mark Conrad | 27 November 2017

Birmingham City Council’s long-running dispute with union Unite appears to be over after the side...

PLANNING

Councils guard the guardians

20 November 2017

‘Quis custodiet ipsos custodies?’

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