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'Ambitious programme of domestic reform' promised in Queen's Speech

By Dan Peters | 19 December 2019

The second Queen’s Speech in almost as many months has promised an ‘ambitious programme of domest...

Council loses legal challenge to ombudsman

By Dan Peters | 19 December 2019

A legal challenge to a critical report by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has been...

Call for Johnson to 'urgently fix' homelessness policy

By Dan Peters | 18 December 2019

The number of people who were newly-assessed as homeless or at risk of becoming homeless between ...

Councils seek advice over same-sex marriage

By Paul Marinko | 17 December 2019

Councils are seeking advice ahead of the introduction of regulations that will allow same-sex mar...

Whitehall schtum as Gwynne calls for provisional settlement

By Dan Peters | 17 December 2019

Shadow local government secretary Andrew Gwynne has called on ministers to publish the provisiona...

Two out of three councils eat into reserves

By Dan Peters | 16 December 2019

Two-thirds of councils have reduced their general fund reserves over the last three years, a new ...

Minister warns austerity is not over

By Dan Peters | 16 December 2019

Welsh local government minister, Julie James, warned that austerity is not over as she announced ...

Councils take direct control of failing housing services company

By Dan Peters | 13 December 2019

Four councils yesterday dismissed the board at a housing services company and took direct control...

Devolution revolution expected after Johnson wins

By Dan Peters | 13 December 2019

Local government was this morning expecting a devolution revolution after Prime Minister Boris Jo...

EXCLUSIVE: Scores may have been incorrectly told they can vote

By Dan Peters | 11 December 2019

Councils have been urgently checking their electoral registers ahead of tomorrow’s General Electi...