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Brown to ask Government to bypass referendum limit

By Dan Peters | 05 January 2023

The chief executive of troubled Slough Council is preparing to ask the Government for permission ...

Gove demands answers after maladministration findings

By Dan Peters | 03 January 2023

Michael Gove has demanded answers and action from Lambeth LBC and Birmingham City Council after t...

Ministers increase Levelling Up Fund allocation

By Dan Peters | 22 December 2022

Ministers have increased the allocation in the second round of the Levelling Up Fund after receiv...

Section 114 notice issued for Thurrock

By Dan Peters | 20 December 2022

Thurrock Council’s interim director of finance, Jonathan Wilson, has issued a section 114 notice ...

Tributes paid to 'outstanding' former Westminster leader

By Dan Peters | 15 December 2022

Tributes have been paid after the death of 'outstanding' former Westminster City Council leader P...

Homes for Ukraine host payments to increase

By Dan Peters | 14 December 2022

The Government has announced it will increase payments made to people who have opened their homes...

Government urged to act to prevent children's services slide

By Dan Peters | 14 December 2022

Local authorities have called on the Government to act to stop more council children’s services d...

Councils named and shamed by Housing Ombudsman

By Dan Peters | 13 December 2022

Some 19 councils have been named for being among the landlords with the highest proportion of hou...

Chief at centre of tribunal claim has left role, council confirms

By Dan Peters | 12 December 2022

The London borough chief executive who was put on extended leave after the council lost an employ...

Croydon pushes ahead with payout clawback plans

By Dan Peters | 12 December 2022

Croydon LBC is pushing ahead with plans to clawback hundreds of thousands of pounds paid out to e...