LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

LGA announces new chief

By Heather Jameson | 04 January 2024

The Local Government Association (LGA) has announced Surrey CC boss Joanna Killian will be its ne...

FINANCE

Peer review hears 'concerns' over four-day week

By Martin Ford | 14 December 2023

Peers have found ‘concerns’ over the introduction of the four-day working week at South Cambridge...

PLANNING

The prospect of a decent settlement has since been dashed

By Tracy Bingham | 13 December 2023

Most councils will have to make full use of the limited capacity within the council tax referendu...

ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF CHILDRENS SERVICES

Remove the risk from large private providers

By John Pearce | 11 December 2023

Local authorities are the sole purchasers of children’s care placements, yet are often held to ra...

FINANCE

How bad does it have to get?

By John Sellgren | 11 December 2023

The current situation of financial failure shows just how pressing the case for reform of local g...

PAY

The more things change

By Ann McGauran | 11 December 2023

Funding and asylum policy are just two of the themes that have bookended an eventful year in loca...

FINANCE

Dudley's sustainability 'in jeopardy'

By Martin Ford | 11 December 2023

Dudley MBC has set up an improvement board following stark warnings over its finances and governa...

FINANCE

Gove in 'crying wolf' claim

By Martin Ford | 06 December 2023

Local government secretary Michael Gove has claimed some people in the sector have ‘been crying w...

HOUSING

LGA poised to shift position on Right to Buy

By Mark Conrad | 06 December 2023

Smith Square is poised to amend its position on Right to Buy, The MJ has learned.

FINANCE

One in five councils 'likely' to issue section 114

By Martin Ford | 06 December 2023

Almost one in five councils believe bankruptcy is likely within two years, while doubt hangs over...

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