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FINANCE
South East Councils to consider devolution of vehicle excise duty
By Dan Peters | 01 September 2023
The devolution of vehicle excise duty (VED) will be among the options expected to be considered b...
ENVIRONMENT
Gove to ease nutrient neutrality requirements
By Mark Conrad | 29 August 2023
Ministers have announced they will ease divisive development rules on water pollution blamed for ...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Unequal divide piles pressure on the North
By Valentine Quinio | 26 August 2023
Valentine Quinio says the cost of living crisis has generally hit places in the North hardest and...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Councils reject refugee housing fund
By Dan Peters | 25 August 2023
Tens of millions of pounds of a fund designed to support English councils to obtain housing for t...
WHITEHALL
Early intervention drive amid social housing repossessions
By Dan Peters | 25 August 2023
Councils with some of the highest relative rates of social landlord repossessions have described ...
WHITEHALL
Consultancy challenges ministers over pension pooling drive
By Mark Conrad | 24 August 2023
One of the Local Government Pension Scheme’s (LGPS) biggest consultancies has challenged minister...
WHITEHALL
Fresh calls to raise local housing allowance as councils battle homelessness
By Dan Peters | 23 August 2023
Fresh calls have been made for ministers to increase local housing allowance (LHA) after research...
PLANNING
Tories call for tax cuts to boost housing
By Martin Ford | 23 August 2023
A group of Conservative MPs has called for tax cuts for areas where new housing is built.
FINANCE
Asylum 'perma-backlog' to impact councils
By Martin Ford | 22 August 2023
Reforms to the UK’s asylum system are likely to pile more pressure on councils struggling to supp...
LEGISLATION
Boycott Bill faces Scottish opposition
By Martin Ford | 16 August 2023
The UK Government’s planned ban on council boycotts is facing opposition from Holyrood.
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Principal Lawyer Litigation and Housing
£51,356 to £56,494
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Group Leader- Planning Policy and Strategy
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