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Extra scrutiny for council companies

By Dan Peters | 18 January 2021

Senior councillors will receive a confidential quarterly report on the performance of all Warring...

LGA to call in conspiracy theory experts

By Dan Peters | 15 January 2021

The Local Government Association (LGA) is to talk to university experts to help councils counter ...

Council warned not to overly rely on reserves

By Dan Peters | 14 January 2021

Auditors have warned Sutton LBC to be careful about relying too much on its reserves to offset cu...

Local leaders pile on vaccine pressure

By Dan Peters | 12 January 2021

Frustrated local government leaders have piled pressure on ministers and officials over the speed...

Warning over integrated care plan

By Dan Peters | 11 January 2021

Proposals to merge health bodies into larger regional integrated care systems (ICS) are ‘in dange...

Uncertainty over rates rebate risk

By Dan Peters | 08 January 2021

More uncertainty has been heaped on councils after it emerged they could be hit by a £481m busine...

Councils asked to 'redouble efforts' on rough sleeping

By Dan Peters | 08 January 2021

English councils have been asked to ‘redouble their efforts’ to help accommodate people sleeping ...

'Lax' supermarkets told to do more to keep shoppers safe

By Dan Peters | 06 January 2021

Supermarkets have become ‘lax’ and are not doing enough to keep shoppers safe, a council leader h...

Major incidents over COVID declared

By Dan Peters | 04 January 2021

Major incidents have been declared for London, Essex, Sussex, Surrey, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire,...

Liverpool mayor agrees not to stand again after arrest

By Dan Peters | 04 January 2021

Liverpool City Council’s mayor Joe Anderson has reluctantly agreed not to stand again for the rol...