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WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: MHCLG tells councils not to use public funds to win unitary argument
By Dan Peters | 12 August 2025
Senior Whitehall mandarins have reminded councils not to use public funds to persuade residents t...
LEGAL
Council tight-lipped over monitoring officer departure
By Dan Peters | 12 August 2025
Hertfordshire’s Three Rivers DC has declined to comment on whether it paid a financial settlement...
FINANCE
Seven funds to join Border to Coast
By Dan Peters | 11 August 2025
Seven local government pension scheme funds have confirmed their intention to join Border to Coas...
EMERGENCY PLANNING
All of England's LRFs to take part in pandemic exercise
By Martin Ford | 11 August 2025
All of England’s Local Resilience Forums (LRFs) will take part in a simulation exercise designed ...
PEOPLE
Enfield appoints executive director
By Martin Ford | 08 August 2025
Brett Leahy has been appointed as executive director of environment and communities at Enfield LB...
REORGANISATION
Three unitary plan dismissed as 'unworkable' by opponents
By William Eichler | 08 August 2025
Lower-tier council leaders in Suffolk have published local government reorganisation proposals fo...
POLITICS
Homelessness minister quits to avoid becoming 'distraction'
By Dan Peters | 08 August 2025
Homelessness minister Rushanara Ali has quit the Government following allegations she evicted ten...
ENVIRONMENT
Not zero: Core cities admit they will fail to hit ambitious climate targets
By Dan Peters | 07 August 2025
Core cities have called for billions of pounds of investment to transition to net zero after admi...
SCOTLAND
Watchdog urges councils to improve staff support
By Joe Lepper | 07 August 2025
Councils in Scotland have been urged by local government watchdog the Accounts Commission to impr...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
CQC: Stronger leadership needed to improve Blackpool's inadequate adult social care
By Joe Lepper | 07 August 2025
The Care Quality Commission has rated Blackpool Council’s adult social care inadequate, warning t...
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