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PLANNING
District plea over planning powers
By Neil Merrick | 13 August 2025
District councils have appealed to ministers not to leave them out of planning decisions once fre...
TRANSPORT
MPs: Funding and powers needed to stop bus service decline
By Joe Lepper | 13 August 2025
Councils should be handed more funding and powers to halt a decline in bus services, MPs have tol...
POLITICS
Homelessness minister quits to avoid becoming 'distraction'
By Dan Peters | 08 August 2025
Homelessness minister Rushanara Ali has quit the Government following allegations she evicted ten...
LEGISLATION
Taking a delve into devo
By Tiffany Cloynes | 06 August 2025
Tiffany Cloynes offers a whirlwind tour of the key features of the English Devolution and Communi...
YOUTH SERVICES
Why legislation alone won't end the postcode lottery of youth work support
By Leigh Middleton | 29 July 2025
In order to create consistent, high quality and sustainable youth work provision there needs to b...
PROCUREMENT
Links in a chain
By KIngsley Clarke | 29 July 2025
Kingsley Clarke looks at what local government teams need to know about construction SMEs’ Procur...
HOUSING
Balancing need with investment
By Angela Holden | 24 July 2025
Angela Holden previews the findings of a new report from the Regulator of Social Housing and sets...
POLICY
Peers pass fire and hire exemption
By Heather Jameson | 22 July 2025
Councils with financial problems that are placed under government intervention may be exempt from...
HOUSING
Councils to be handed powers to inspect rented homes without notice
By Joe Lepper | 21 July 2025
Councils are to be given powers to inspect rented homes without providing notice to landlords.
DEVOLUTION
A genuine milestone to celebrate
By JP Spencer | 21 July 2025
JP Spencer identifies the three key issues emerging from the English Devolution and Empowerment B...
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Director of Customer, Digital and Corporate Strategy
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