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PEOPLE
New interim chief joins London borough
By Martin Ford | 18 July 2025
Paul Martin has been named interim chief executive at Newham LBC.
WORKFORCE
Council first to adopt four-day week after savings
By Dan Peters | 17 July 2025
South Cambridgeshire DC has decided to permanently adopt a four-day week after a 27-month trial i...
FINANCE
'Fastest finger first' funding approach criticised
By Dan Peters | 17 July 2025
The Government’s chosen shift in approach away from competitive bidding has been criticised.
PEOPLE
Luton confirms chief executive appointment
By Martin Ford | 17 July 2025
Luton BC has appointed Mark Fowler as chief executive.
REORGANISATION
EXCLUSIVE: Crawley ponders legal response to unitary dismissal
By Dan Peters | 17 July 2025
Crawley BC is considering its next steps, including a potential judicial review, after local gove...
ELECTIONS
Government proposes Automatic Voter Registration move
By Dan Peters | 17 July 2025
Government plans to move to Automatic Voter Registration (AVR) will ‘make life simpler for everyo...
PREVENT
'Wrong decisions' taken ahead of Southport killings
By Martin Ford | 17 July 2025
Axel Rudakubana should have been referred for local authority-led intervention years before he mu...
OFLOG
EXCLUSIVE: £8m Oflog 'waste'
By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters | 17 July 2025
Ministers have been warned against imposing more expensive, top-down performance indicators after...
FUNDING
Call to close culture funding gap
By Martin Ford | 17 July 2025
London receives twice as much culture funding as the North, research by a think-tank has found.
GOVERNMENT
Nine councils set to receive Government 'innovation squads'
By Paul Marinko | 16 July 2025
Nine councils set to receive ‘innovation squads’ as part of the Government’s ‘test, learn and gro...
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