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WHITEHALL
Gove's pay plan dismissed as 'unnecessary gimmick'
By Mark Conrad | 07 November 2023
Communities secretary Michael Gove’s embryonic plan to require full councils to approve top salar...
WHITEHALL
King's Speech light on local government solutions
By Heather Jameson | 07 November 2023
The Government has vowed to increase economic growth – but warned the Treasury would prioritise c...
PAY
Senior salaries could face crackdown in King's Speech
By Heather Jameson | 07 November 2023
Plans to curb senior council salaries could be included in the King’s Speech, due to be announced...
FINANCE
Labour regeneration plans will fail 'without radical action'
By Mark Whitehead | 31 October 2023
An incoming Labour government’s regeneration plans will fail without radical action to devolve fi...
WHITEHALL
Welsh councils to wait for tourism tax
By Dan Peters | 23 October 2023
Tourism taxes will not be in place in Wales until 2027, the Welsh Government has estimated.
LEGISLATION
Newham wins landmark cladding removal case
By Ann McGauran | 19 October 2023
Newham LBC has become the first council in Britain to successfully prosecute a building owner for...
HEALTH
Councils are stepping in to address the public health policy gap
By Adam Briggs | 19 October 2023
Gains in life expectancy have stalled and inequalities are rising. Adam Briggs of the Health Foun...
ENVIRONMENT
Aiding Scotland's journey towards sustainable transportation
By Rory Alexander | 12 October 2023
Rory Alexander asks if the public sector can meet the demands of Scotland’s sustainable transport...
HUMAN RESOURCES
Employers downplay equal pay risk
By Mark Conrad | 09 October 2023
Smith Square is monitoring equal pay claims across the sector but remains confident the national ...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
EXCLUSIVE: Elected mayor in law change call
By Dan Peters | 02 October 2023
Croydon LBC’s mayor Jason Perry has called for the law to be changed to give councils greater pow...
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