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ASYLUM
Epping Forest ends legal fight over asylum hotel
By Martin Ford | 13 March 2026
Epping Forest DC has admitted defeat in its long-running legal battle over the use of a hotel to accommodate asylum seekers.
FUTURE FORUM
Future Forum: Councils must put 'rules and tools' in place ahead of political change
By Ann McGauran | 12 March 2026
Councils need to put ‘rules and tools ‘ in place if they are expecting a political change ‘or a ...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Commissioner threatens legal action after censure
By Neil Merrick | 10 March 2026
A police and crime commissioner (PCC) who attended a protest against asylum seekers moving onto h...
ASYLUM
Epping Forest DC challenges High Court on Bell Hotel ruling
By Martin Ford | 06 March 2026
Epping Forest DC has returned to court in an attempt to secure an injunction against the use of t...
HOUSING
Councils fail to collect quarter of rogue landlord fines
By Dan Peters | 06 March 2026
Councils have collected just a quarter of the total fines issued to rogue landlords, data has shown.
POLICY AND POLITICS
Streeting agrees to 'simple asks' from Baroness Casey
By Lee Peart | 05 March 2026
Baroness Louise Casey has revealed she has written to health and social care secretary Wes Street...
FINANCE
Fresh finance structure for Gloucester after auditor intervention
By Dan Peters | 05 March 2026
Gloucester City Council has proposed a fresh structure for an expanded finance team after its ext...
WHITEHALL
Government to 'look again' at election postponement powers
By Dan Peters | 27 February 2026
The Government will ‘look again’ at the secretary of state’s powers after peers launched an attem...
ELECTIONS
Calls for local elections indemnity grow
By Martin Ford | 26 February 2026
Further calls have been made to provide legal protection for returning officers after the Governm...
SEND
Government announces £4bn SEND overhaul
By Joe Lepper | 23 February 2026
A £4bn ‘generational’ overhaul of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) support has b...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Gittins admits 'technical breach' in consultation over LGA redundancies
By Joe Lepper | 19 February 2026
The Local Government Association (LGA) has extended its restructure consultation into next month ...
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