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WHITEHALL

Government: Start preparing for no-deal Brexit

By Dan Peters | 19 December 2018

Ministers are ‘ramping up’ planning for a no-deal Brexit as the prospect becomes more likely.

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Kerswell contract extended at Newham

By Dan Peters | 18 December 2018

Newham LBC has extended the interim contract of chief executive Katherine Kerswell by up to six m...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Taskforce renews plea for Grenfell council to bolster senior capacity

By Dan Peters | 18 December 2018

An independent taskforce has again urged Kensington & Chelsea LBC (RBKC) to bolster its senior ca...

FINANCE

Ministers say funding situation will soon improve - but councils are more uncertain

By Dan Peters | 14 December 2018

Is it the 'worst secret Santa ever' or 'recognition that the Government has listened on a number...

FINANCE

Use of temporary accommodation rockets

By Dan Peters | 13 December 2018

The number of households in temporary accommodation has rocketed by 71% over the last eight years...

WHITEHALL

Government: Population 'most important cost driver'

By Dan Peters | 13 December 2018

Population will be ‘by far the most important cost driver’ for the new foundation formula, the Go...

WHITEHALL

Finance settlement: Government floats commercialisation crackdown

By Dan Peters | 13 December 2018

Whitehall is considering a crackdown on councils that excessively borrow for commercial reasons a...

LEGAL

Second phase of Grenfell inquiry not expected before 2020

By Dan Peters | 13 December 2018

Phase two of the Grenfell Tower inquiry hearings is unlikely to start before the end of next year...

WHITEHALL

Social care Green Paper delayed again amid Westminster turmoil

By Dan Peters | 12 December 2018

Turmoil in Westminster has piled further uncertainty onto local government, with the social care ...

FINANCE

Squeezed Somerset reins in overspend

By Dan Peters | 12 December 2018

Under-pressure Somerset CC has reduced its projected overspend in 2018/19 from £3.2m to £2.4m, se...

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