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WHITEHALL

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 ...

LEGAL

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...

FINANCE

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...

FINANCE

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 ...

FINANCE

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 ...

BUSINESS

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...

WHITEHALL

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...

BUSINESS

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...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Repairing a broken system

By Dan Peters | 11 December 2019

The voluntary scheme for sharing responsibility for the care of unaccompanied asylum-seeking chil...

FINANCE

Another senior management restructure for Warrington

By Dan Peters | 10 December 2019

Changes to Warrington Council’s senior management structure will be made, senior councillors have...

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