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Pressure for LGA peer review to be strengthened

By Dan Peters | 27 November 2023

Senior Local Government Association (LGA) figures are pushing the organisation to beef up its pee...

MPs demand answers on Oflog independence

By Dan Peters | 24 November 2023

MPs have called for the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to outline the degre...

Fewer than 100 homes for refugees are occupied

By Dan Peters | 23 November 2023

Fewer than 100 homes acquired using a fund to support English councils obtain housing for those f...

London Councils to step back support for land value tax plans

By Dan Peters | 23 November 2023

London Councils is expected to distance itself from backing the idea of a land value tax when its...

Mayor apologises as combined authority 'learns lessons'

By Dan Peters | 14 November 2023

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority’s chief executive, Rob Bridge, has said he is ...

Department's financial views questioned

By Dan Peters | 14 November 2023

Levelling up civil servants have told council chiefs financial pressures have eased but watchdogs...

Don't call it a comeback

By Dan Peters | 14 November 2023

Dan Peters talks to Cllr Rowenna Davis and Mayor Jason Perry about Croydon LBC's improvement jour...

EXCLUSIVE: Oflog pushes ahead with early warning system

By Dan Peters | 13 November 2023

Senior Oflog officials are pressing ahead with their plans to create an early warning system for ...

Sector waits for Downing Street to clear devolution announcement

By Martin Ford | 13 November 2023

Councils are hoping No10 will sign off an expansion of level two and level three devolution deals...

EXCLUSIVE: Improvement grant talks to start with zero-based review

By Dan Peters | 13 November 2023

A zero-based budgeting review will take place as part of talks on next year’s sector-led improvem...