Parties draw battlelines for local elections
March 28, 2024
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has given a speech in Dudley today following campaign launches by the Conservatives and Lib Dems.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has given a speech in Dudley today following campaign launches by the Conservatives and Lib Dems.
Herefordshire CC’s director for children’s services has left the authority following criticism of the pace of improvement.
Susanne Millar has been appointed as Glasgow City Council’s chief executive.
Ministers have warned this year’s local and national elections are 'not business as usual’ – as councils prepare to tackle technological and geopolitical threats to voting security.
Derbyshire CC has apologised for the ‘missed opportunities’ to do more to safeguard 10-month-old Finley Boden who was murdered on Christmas Day in 2020.
Scotland’s Accounts Commission is ‘extremely concerned’ by slow transformation at Moray Council, which faces a £31m deficit despite years of warnings to improve.
Scottish councils may be required to assess the condition of private rented accommodation under a proposed law.
Moray Council has announced John Mundell will take up the role of interim chief executive.
Lord Morse has announced he is stepping down as interim chair of the Office for Local Government (Oflog)
Allegations of misconduct against the deputy chief executive of Thanet DC have been dropped, The MJ understands.
The announcement of £2.5bn of ‘exceptional financial support’ for councils will fail to fix local government’s finances, a senior sector figure has said.
A file relating to allegedly unlawful exit payments to managers at Northumberland CC has been handed to police.
Work should begin now on the ‘long-overdue’ revaluation of all domestic properties in England to bolster local government finance, a think-tank has argued.
Southend Council is planning to halve the amount of sick pay given to staff in a move Unison has described as ‘callous’.
The Local Government Finance Settlement is to expected to be boosted by £500m, following pressure from sector lobbying and MPs.
The historic view of Britain’s political system may be flawed, but we need to understand what democracy is for before we consider extending it to the police and other bodies, according to Jim Brooks
Town and parish councils are fighting for a share of business rates so they can increase the influence they have over economic growth.