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EXCLUSIVE: No-deal Brexit planning would 'overwhelm' emergency response

By Dan Peters | 19 May 2020

Planning for a no-deal Brexit at the end of this year would ‘overwhelm’ the country’s emergency r...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

EXCLUSIVE: LGA bonus rejection 'slap in the face'

By Dan Peters | 19 May 2020

A top union official has branded English councils’ refusal to rally behind a campaign for a worke...

FINANCE

Questions raised over rates retention

By Dan Peters | 19 May 2020

Senior Local Government Association (LGA) figures have called for the sector to reappraise its su...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Ministers pile pressure on councils over business grants

By Dan Peters | 19 May 2020

Business secretary Alok Sharma has expressed concerns that some councils have paid out less than ...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Government considers bypassing councils to get cash to care providers

By Dan Peters | 18 May 2020

The Government is considering bypassing local authorities and channelling extra funding directly ...

BUSINESS

EXCLUSIVE: Oldham chief in PPE warning

By Dan Peters | 18 May 2020

Oldham MBC’s chief executive, Carolyn Wilkins, has warned the issue of personal protective equipm...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Lincoln and Stevenage latest to make Section 114 warning

By Dan Peters | 15 May 2020

Lincoln City Council and Stevenage BC have become the latest local authorities to warn ministers ...

WHITEHALL

Councils resist government's changed 'stay alert' message

By Dan Peters | 15 May 2020

Areas with higher coronavirus rates have urged residents to stay at home amid fears the Governmen...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Councils call for power to close schools at higher risk of COVID-19

By Dan Peters | 15 May 2020

Council leaders have called for the power to close schools or nurseries that have new clusters of...

MANAGEMENT

'Missed opportunities' to safeguard neglected children

By Dan Peters | 13 May 2020

Four youngsters were left to live in ‘filthy and squalid’ conditions despite ‘numerous referrals’...

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