PLANNING

Councils call for permitted development rules to be scrapped

By Laura Sharman | 18 January 2018

Nearly one in 10 homes built over the last two years was converted from an office, new analysis h...

WHITEHALL

Inspector arrives amid reorganisation pressure

By Mark Conrad | 16 January 2018

An independent inspector today began investigating Northamptonshire CC’s precarious finances amid...

COUNCIL TAX

Local authorities left with 'no choice' but to increase council tax

By Laura Sharman | 15 January 2018

The Local Government Association (LGA) has insisted its members have been left with 'no choice' b...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Child referred to social care every 49 seconds, figures reveal

By Laura Sharman | 12 January 2018

Referrals to council children's services reached 646,120 last year, according to new figures from...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

100% retention pilots 'misleading'

By Sam Clayden | 10 January 2018

Smith Square’s top officials have labelled the 100% business rate pilots ‘misleading’ for failing...

FINANCE

Fair funding: LGA unable to unify warring factions

By Sam Clayden | 10 January 2018

Treasurers predict the fair funding review will be ‘disastrous’ for the sector as Smith Square fe...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Call for devolution jump-start after policy stalls

By Dan Peters | 10 January 2018

Local government secretary Sajid Javid's latest annual report on devolution has laid bare the ext...

FINANCE

Javid sends inspector into Northamptonshire

By Dan Peters | 09 January 2018

Local government secretary Sajid Javid has ordered a best value inspection of Conservative-led No...

FINANCE

Many councils remain at a tipping point

By Lord Porter | 09 January 2018

Lord Porter looks back to the provisional finance settlement and ahead to the major financial cha...

WHITEHALL

Social care funding plea amid NHS crisis

By Dan Peters | 04 January 2018

Social care directors have warned delays to operations and hospital admissions will continue with...

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