Title
POLICY AND POLITICS
EXCLUSIVE: Opposition leader refuses to sign 'NDA' over £10m payment
By Dan Peters | 19 December 2025
An opposition leader has refused to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) in return for being tol...
LEGAL
EXCLUSIVE: Council holds back chunk of tribunal payment
By Dan Peters | 17 December 2025
More than a third of £4.6m damages ordered by an employment tribunal has not been paid by a counc...
LEGAL
Councils are included in the class action against the Motorola-owned Airwave Network
By Clare Spottiswoode CBE | 15 December 2025
Local authorities are in line to receive a portion of any damages awarded for alleged unfair pri...
BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL
Brum reaches final equal pay deal
By Dan Peters | 15 December 2025
A final equal pay settlement has been reached between Birmingham City Council, the Birmingham Chi...
BUSINESS
Sector compensation claim after excess profits
By Neil Merrick | 12 December 2025
Local authorities stand to gain compensation from an anti-competition lawsuit being brought again...
FINANCE
Council tax prison call
By Dan Peters | 11 December 2025
England should follow Scotland and Wales in scrapping the sanction of imprisonment for non-paymen...
REORGANISATION
They'll tell the story of… local government reorganisation
By Beth Stewart | 09 December 2025
Beth Stewart assistant director, strategy & innovation at Newtrality says: 'To borrow from the mu...
PLANNING
What does the Epping 'asylum hotel' High Court case mean for councils and planning departments?
By Ben Standing | 08 December 2025
After a council’s attempt to block asylum seekers from staying at a hotel was thwarted by the cou...
ASYLUM
Epping Forest to appeal Bell Hotel decision despite set back
By Joe Lepper | 03 December 2025
Epping Forest DC is to appeal a High Court injunction to stop the use of a hotel, which has been ...
ARMED FORCES COVENANT
Stepping up support for our armed forces families
By Linda Jones | 02 December 2025
More than a decade after the Armed Forces Covenant was introduced, service personnel, veterans an...
Strategic Director of Place and Economy
£128,261 - £138,144
This is more than a leadership appointment. Apply for this job
Head of Civil Contingencies and Organisational Resilience
£78,195 - £82,257
This is a unique opportunity to make a direct impact on the safety and resilience of one of London's Apply for this job
Head of Children in Care & Care Leavers
£75,323 - £84,396
You will lead and shape our Children in Care services at a pivotal time for Children's Services. Apply for this job
Strategic Director of Place and Economy
£128,261 - £138,144
This is more than a leadership appointment. Apply for this job
Head of Civil Contingencies and Organisational Resilience
£78,195 - £82,257
This is a unique opportunity to make a direct impact on the safety and resilience of one of London's Apply for this job
Head of Children in Care & Care Leavers
£75,323 - £84,396
You will lead and shape our Children in Care services at a pivotal time for Children's Services. Apply for this job
©2026 Hemming Group Limited. Registered in England and Wales. Registered No: 490200. VAT number GB342 023 408
