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COUNCIL TAX
'Outdated and harmful': Council bailiff use soars 30%
By William Eichler | 20 October 2025
The use of bailiffs by local authorities in England and Wales has surged by 30% in just two years, according to fresh analysis from charity Debt Justice.
POLICY AND POLITICS
Domestic recruitment and retention challenges persist in adult social care
By Liz Wells | 15 October 2025
England’s adult social care sector faces long-term recruitment and retention challenges as it is ...
DATA
Council data breach warning
By Joe Lepper | 01 October 2025
Local government is among the most at-risk organisations from data breaches, with councils report...
POLICY
Call for £100m homelessness cash injection
By Emily Twinch | 13 May 2025
The Government should plough £100m into preventing homelessness over a decade as part of a wide-r...
SOCIAL CARE
Care reform will take a decade to be delivered
By Lee Peart | 02 May 2025
The first phase of social care reform will take 10 years to be fully delivered, it has emerged.
POLITICS
West Midlands expected to be worst hit by Trump tariffs
By Emily Twinch | 04 April 2025
The West Midlands is expected to be the region worst hit by President Donald Trump’s 10% tariff o...
HOUSING
Cost of homelessness leaves councils reeling
By Joe Lepper | 03 April 2025
Councils are being ‘pushed to breaking point’ by the ballooning cost of homelessness support, cha...
ROUGH SLEEPING
Rough sleeping numbers increase by a fifth
By Dan Peters | 27 February 2025
The number of people estimated to be sleeping rough has increased by a fifth, Government figures ...
HOMELESSNESS
'Duty to collaborate' over homelessness call
By Dan Peters | 16 December 2024
Labour-led London Councils has called for a ‘duty to collaborate’ to be placed on five Whitehall ...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
500% rise in unregistered and illegal home use
By Dan Peters | 27 November 2024
The number of vulnerable children in care placed in unregistered and illegal homes has shot up by...
REGULATION
Charity Commission in first warning to council
By Ellie Ames | 02 September 2024
A regulator has for the first time issued a local authority with an official warning for failing ...
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Fire and Building Safety Programme Manager
£57,457 - £58,462
Are you a strategic leader passionate about delivering safe, high-quality homes and services? Apply for this job
Service Team Manager - Hospital Discharge Team
£53,296 - £58,286 per annum
We have an exciting opportunity for a Service Team Manager to lead our Hospital Discharge Team! Apply for this job
Senior Procurement Category Manager
£51,356.00 - £54,495.00, Grade 12, 37 hours, Permanent
Do you want to become a member of a successful Corporate Procurement Team that supports a local authority in making the Wakefield district Apply for this job
- Tory MPs warn of 'unrestricted' mayoral levy
- Suffolk claims single unitary could lead to reduced council taxes
- Birmingham s114 notice comes under fresh scrutiny
- Reform UK-led council proposes shifting staff of new unitary to 'standard' 37-hour week
- EXCLUSIVE: Surrey frustration over lack of devolution timetable
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