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Doubts over March local industrial strategy deadline

By Dan Peters | 08 January 2020

The Government’s public commitment that all areas will have a local industrial strategy (LIS) agr...

EXCLUSIVE: 100% business rates retention could be back on agenda

By Dan Peters | 07 January 2020

Full retention of business rates could shoot back up the agenda as part of a long-awaited Governm...

Government dismisses same-sex marriage concerns

By Paul Marinko | 07 January 2020

The Government has dismissed council concerns over registrars potentially refusing to perform sam...

Prevent review goes back to the drawing board

By Dan Peters | 03 January 2020

The Home Office has scrapped ‘overly confined’ terms of reference for an independent review of it...

Brexit lead officers thanked after Yellowhammer stood down

By Dan Peters | 02 January 2020

Brexit lead officers (BLO) of local authorities in England have been thanked after no-deal prepar...

Extra cash for homelessness and rough sleeping

By Dan Peters | 23 December 2019

The Government today pledged more than £260m for local authorities to support people who are home...

Jenrick hails 'biggest multi-billion pound spending increase in a decade'

By Dan Peters | 20 December 2019

Local government secretary Robert Jenrick has confirmed what he describes as the ‘biggest multi-b...

CIPFA calls for new regulatory body

By Dan Peters | 20 December 2019

The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) today called for the formation ...

Council director on bail after fraud arrest

By Dan Peters | 19 December 2019

Liverpool City Council’s director of regeneration and employment has been released on bail a day ...

Electoral system 'creaking more than ever'

By Dan Peters | 19 December 2019

The electoral system is ‘creaking more than ever,’ chief executive of the Association of Electora...