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Local lockdown powers up in the air

By Dan Peters | 27 May 2020

Council powers over calling a local lockdown are still to be thrashed out as the NHS’ test and tr...

EXCLUSIVE: LGA split over worker bonus

By Dan Peters | 26 May 2020

A cross-party agreement that the Local Government Association (LGA) would lobby for a coronavirus...

Fresh funding row brews

By Dan Peters | 26 May 2020

Another row was brewing this week over how much councils have spent on coronavirus and how much t...

Care home plans deadline unrealistic, say councils

By Dan Peters | 26 May 2020

Councils have warned that tomorrow’s deadline for producing care home support plans is ‘unrealist...

Call to 'shore up' worst-hit local economies

By Dan Peters | 22 May 2020

The Government should ‘shore up’ the local economies worst affected by coronavirus before levelli...

Councils call for single supply system for PPE

By Dan Peters | 22 May 2020

Councils have called for a single system for the distribution of personal protective equipment (P...

Most of £600m discretionary fund may not reach firms

By Dan Peters | 22 May 2020

Most of an extra £600m discretionary fund for small businesses may remain unspent as Whitehall re...

Councils given £300m and key tracking role

By Dan Peters | 22 May 2020

Councils in England will be handed £300m by the Government as they are given a central role in dr...

£3.7bn coronavirus-hit for London boroughs and counties

By Dan Peters | 22 May 2020

The total estimated financial impact of coronavirus on London boroughs and counties is expected t...

Three out of four councils boost recruitment

By Dan Peters | 22 May 2020

More than three-quarters of councils have been forced to recruit additional staff since March whe...