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FINANCE
Seven out of 10 councils overspend on homelessness
By Chris Mahony | 28 January 2020
Seven out of 10 English councils overspent their homelessness budgets in 2018/19 by a combined to...
FINANCE
Poorer areas to lose 'hundreds of millions' under proposed changes
By Laura Sharman | 27 January 2020
Former Labour stronghold areas are to lose millions of pounds under the fair funding review, anal...
WHITEHALL
LEPs start to buckle after overlap threat
By Dan Peters | 21 January 2020
Local enterprise partnerships (LEP) are finally succumbing to a threat by ministers to withhold f...
LONDON COUNCILS
Sector presses for further action on cladding
By Martin Ford | 21 January 2020
Building safety reforms billed as the ‘biggest change for a generation’ do not go far enough to c...
WHITEHALL
Councils under ministerial pressure over winter care funding
By Dan Peters | 21 January 2020
Ministers have piled pressure on councils to maintain winter funding for home care packages, hour...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Getting districts 'match fit' for the global stage
By John Fuller | 21 January 2020
The District Councils’ Network (DCN) annual conference in Warwick will provide a golden opportuni...
FINANCE
Better reform for better lives
By Ann McGauran | 21 January 2020
Social care is being addressed as a priority in Number 10. President of the Association of Direct...
WHITEHALL
Pressure on Government grows over schools grant deficits
By Dan Peters | 20 January 2020
Pressure is growing on the Department for Education (DfE) to take responsibility for growing dedi...
DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES
Enforcement looms over Grenfell-style cladding towers
By Martin Ford | 17 January 2020
Plans are yet to be put forward to remove potentially dangerous Grenfell-style cladding on dozens...
FINANCE
Councils losing £250m a year through business rates avoidance
By Dan Peters | 17 January 2020
Councils are losing £250m a year due to businesses avoiding paying their rates, new research has ...
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