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ELECTIONS
Are we back to 1992?
By Dan Corry | 21 February 2023
The Prime Minister needs to get the Tory ship seaworthy for his election campaign, but is the 199...
WHITEHALL
Survey throws doubt on prompt energy bill help
By Dan Peters | 21 February 2023
Seven in 10 councils do not expect to be able to dole out a key winter energy bill grant until th...
LEGISLATION
Government rejects levelling up mission on child poverty
21 February 2023
A Lords’ amendment to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill requiring a clear mission on child p...
FINANCE
District asks for capitalisation direction to restore reserves
By Dan Peters | 20 February 2023
Tandridge DC has requested a capitalisation direction funded from capital receipts to restore its...
FINANCE
Number of homeless Ukrainian refugees mounts
By Martin Ford | 20 February 2023
Politicians have made a cross-party call to extend support for Ukrainian refugees to prevent them...
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Councils urged to develop stronger DCS succession planning
By Mark Conrad | 20 February 2023
Councils have been urged to develop stronger succession plans for key children’s services roles a...
WALES
Labour proposes new anti-social behaviour powers for councils
By Dan Peters | 17 February 2023
Councils would be able to force offenders in England and Wales to remove graffiti or rubbish unde...
WHITEHALL
Levelling up director appointed amid recruitment uncertainty
By Paul Marinko | 17 February 2023
The Government is still ‘reviewing the recruitment process for levelling up directors’ despite ap...
LEGAL
Boroughs to challenge ULEZ in courts
By Chris Ames | 17 February 2023
Five Conservative councils have launched a judicial review over the expansion of the Ultra-Low Em...
HEALTH
Inequalities hitting life expectancy, report finds
By Paul Marinko | 16 February 2023
Socio-economic inequalities are wiping an average of 1.5 years off the lives of people in the mos...
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