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Councils given £30m for coronavirus enforcement

By Dan Peters | 07 October 2020

Councils will be given half of a £60m cash pot to help them enforce coronavirus restrictions.

EXCLUSIVE: 'Ridiculous constraints' mar high street fund

By Dan Peters | 06 October 2020

Councils may be left out of pocket after spending thousands of pounds on safety measures they can...

Operation Sheridan four released under investigation

By Dan Peters | 06 October 2020

Four sector figures arrested three years ago have been released under investigation following a r...

Report calls for government to help stretched local decision-makers

By Dan Peters | 06 October 2020

Ministers must act to ease the worries of stretched local decision-makers amid rising concerns ab...

Grenfell surveyor quit over workload

By Dan Peters | 05 October 2020

The council surveyor in charge of checking that the refurbishment of tragic Grenfell Tower compli...

EXCLUSIVE: Data protection blamed for refusal to share shielded list

By Dan Peters | 05 October 2020

Frustrated council officers have blamed data protection for thwarting efforts to help vulnerable ...

Rough sleeping advisory panel sidelined

By Dan Peters | 05 October 2020

A government-backed advisory panel formed to help eradicate rough sleeping has met just once in t...

Fragmented funding risk to value for money, report warns

By Dan Peters | 05 October 2020

The increasing fragmentation in council funding ‘undermines central government’s understanding of...

Kerslake calls for 'major review' of sector income

By Ann McGauran | 01 October 2020

Former civil service chief Bob Kerslake has called for a ‘major review’ of income sources for loc...

Confusion as exit cap voted through

By Dan Peters | 01 October 2020

The public sector exit cap was last night voted through the House of Commons, sparking avoidable ...