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Council preparations for Brexit 'hampered' by Whitehall

By Dan Peters | 06 June 2019

Whitehall’s lack of focus and co-ordination ‘hampered’ councils’ preparations for Brexit in the r...

Call for leader to quit after 'repeated failures'

By Dan Peters | 05 June 2019

Shadow local government secretary Andrew Gwynne has called for Northamptonshire CC leader, Matt G...

Woodford moves to reassure Kent after trading suspension

By Dan Peters | 05 June 2019

City heavyweight Neil Woodford has sought to reassure Kent CC and other investors after they were...

EXCLUSIVE: NAO to wade into fair funding review

By Dan Peters | 05 June 2019

The National Audit Office (NAO) is gearing up to scrutinise the Government’s divisive fair fundin...

Medway habits must change, officers warn

By Dan Peters | 04 June 2019

Medway Council’s ‘reliance on windfalls’ is unsustainable after increased income from local taxat...

EXCLUSIVE: New protocol to ease council tensions

By Dan Peters | 04 June 2019

A protocol encouraging best practice between councils will be drawn up by the Local Government As...

Uncertain wait for pension funds

By Dan Peters | 04 June 2019

Pension funds are mired in uncertainty as they wait to find out whether the Supreme Court accepts...

English Devolution Bill calls dismissed

By Dan Peters | 03 June 2019

The Government has dismissed calls for an English Devolution Bill in the first Queen’s Speech aft...

Call for 'long overdue' data collection review

By Dan Peters | 03 June 2019

A ‘root and branch review of Government data collection’ has been called for by the Chartered Ins...

Blow for EY after audit deadline failure

By Dan Peters | 03 June 2019

EY’s future in the local government audit market has been dealt a blow after it admitted 19 counc...