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Pension funds urge Barclays to go further on climate action

By Dan Peters | 29 April 2020

Two local government pension funds have urged Barclays to go further on its climate commitments a...

EXCLUSIVE: Pandemic workshops cancelled months before virus

By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters | 29 April 2020

Planned pandemic-preparedness workshops for councils in 2018 were cancelled due to lack of take-u...

Districts win in latest allocations

By Dan Peters | 28 April 2020

Districts have won a significantly higher share of funding in the latest allocations of governmen...

EXCLUSIVE: Government forced to correct 'name and shame' data

By Dan Peters | 28 April 2020

Councils have been left furious after government data on how quickly councils are doling out gran...

CIPFA releases new deficits guidance

By Dan Peters | 28 April 2020

Councils will not be required to put aside money from their general reserves to support future fu...

Unions hit back as employers seek to end pay talks

By Dan Peters | 27 April 2020

Trade unions have hit back at local government employers’ attempts to close down talks on pay.

EXCLUSIVE: Government blocks release of coronavirus modelling

By Dan Peters | 27 April 2020

The Cabinet Office is understood to be blocking the release of key data on expected coronavirus i...

Councils need another £12.8bn to cope with coronavirus - LGA

By Dan Peters | 27 April 2020

Councils may need up to another £12.8bn from the Government to get through the coronavirus crisis...

Districts warn of council tax and business rates hit

By Dan Peters | 27 April 2020

Some district councils are forecasting an overall reduction of 10% in council tax and business ra...

More than 5,000 rough sleepers taken off the streets

By Dan Peters | 24 April 2020

More than 5,400 rough sleepers have been offered safe accommodation in just under a month, Prime ...