FINANCE

Jobseekers 'must not pay council tax'

By Dan Peters | 03 February 2016

Asking people on jobseekers’ allowance to pay council tax is unfair, the Department for Communiti...

FINANCE

We want our money back!

By Simon Goacher | 29 January 2016

Simon Goacher examines whether a legal challenge from councils over funding could force the Gover...

WHITEHALL

Council housing stock will be 'decimated' by right to buy

By Sam Clayden | 29 January 2016

Local government leaders have called for greater powers to build new homes after report revealed ...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: 'No end point to devo' as Royal Assent granted

By Heather Jameson | 27 January 2016

Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill gets Royal Assent.

PLANNING

Lords tear into Housing Bill

By Sam Clayden | 27 January 2016

The Housing and Planning Bill was met with a tirade of criticism in the House of Lords.

WHITEHALL

Councils' role in school improvement under threat

By Dan Peters | 19 January 2016

MPs have called for a ‘fundamental reassessment of accountability and oversight’ for all schools ...

WHITEHALL

Pilot scheme to aid authorities' planning departments

By Dan Peters | 13 January 2016

Planning applications could be processed by private sector bodies or other councils under pilot s...

FINANCE

Excess spending safeguards rejected by finance chief

By Heather Jameson | 13 January 2016

Government hints that financial rules to stop councils over-spending could be changed have been d...

WHITEHALL

Report: LGPS rapidly running out of cash

By Sam Clayden | 11 January 2016

The local government pension scheme (LGPS) is rapidly running out of cash to pay for pensions, a ...

WHITEHALL

D2N2 devolution rebranded as North Midlands

By Dan Peters | 05 January 2016

North Midlands leaders have urged ministers to sign up to a devolution deal as they publish their...

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