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Ministers pile pressure on councils amid asylum crisis

By Dan Peters | 05 June 2023

Ministers are piling pressure on concerned councils as the Government pushes ahead with plans to ...

Pension figures continue lobbying over active management

By Dan Peters | 05 June 2023

Council pension figures are continuing to lobby for active management in case the Treasury renews...

Fresh LGA warning over Oflog

By Dan Peters | 05 June 2023

A senior Local Government Association (LGA) figure has warned ministers’ ‘unnecessary and unhelpf...

Minister visits Edinburgh to mark tourism tax legislation

By Dan Peters | 05 June 2023

Public finance minister Tom Arthur visited Edinburgh to mark the publication of a Bill that would...

Call for Government to share more data with councils

By Dan Peters | 05 June 2023

Councils are struggling to reach households hit by the cost of living crisis due to the Governmen...

Councils urge Government not to delay waste reforms

By Dan Peters | 02 June 2023

Councils have urged the Government not to delay landmark environmental reforms that would shift t...

Unite in summer strike warning

By Dan Peters | 01 June 2023

Trade union Unite has warned summer strike action will hit key events after talks with the Conven...

'Devastating implications' warning over data threat

By Dan Peters | 30 May 2023

A Government threat to suspend council access to Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) data will...

Fraud flaw in energy scheme

By Dan Peters | 26 May 2023

The Energy Bill Support Scheme (EBSS) announced by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak when he was chancel...

Councils wait for Capita reassurance

By Dan Peters | 26 May 2023

Unhappy councils are seeking assurances from revenues and benefits software supplier Capita there...