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LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Legal advice sought in fight to keep remote meetings
By Heather Jameson | 28 January 2021
Local government officers are seeking legal advice to work out if councils can continue to hold m...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Jenrick: I would love remote meetings to continue
By Dan Peters | 19 January 2021
Robert Jenrick has said he would ‘love’ councils to be able to continue holding remote meetings b...
WHITEHALL
Government dismisses Redmond idea for audit regulator
By Dan Peters | 17 December 2020
The Government has poured cold water on the idea of a new independent regulator for local audit –...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Proportional votes to come to Wales
By Dan Peters | 19 November 2020
Proportional voting will be introduced to Welsh council elections for the first time as the franc...
FINANCE
Government stop-gap on SEND deficits
By Dan Peters | 17 November 2020
Treasurers have welcomed a second government attempt to deal with spiralling special educational ...
LEGISLATION
Councils gain COVID enforcement powers
By Martin Ford | 23 October 2020
Councils are to be given new powers to issue businesses with improvement notices and close premis...
WHITEHALL
Exit cap signed into law
By Dan Peters | 15 October 2020
The £95,000 cap on public sector exit payments was signed into law last night and will come into ...
BUSINESS
Spelthorne assets have 'continued to perform well'
By Dan Peters | 09 October 2020
A council criticised for borrowing millions of pounds to strike deals has said its assets have ‘c...
WHITEHALL
£95k cap will 'erode council rights'
By Dan Peters | 24 September 2020
The looming £95,000 cap on exit payments in the public sector will erode the rights of councils t...
WHITEHALL
Auditors poised to qualify accounts over SEND
By Dan Peters | 24 September 2020
Auditors are poised to qualify some value for money opinions as a result of spiralling special ed...
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