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Pensions chairman surprised at preparedness findings

By Dan Peters | 25 June 2021

The chairman of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) advisory board has expressed surprise ...

Council to bring two services in-house

By Dan Peters | 25 June 2021

Stockton-on-Tees BC is expected to take control of two services for vulnerable adults in the boro...

Council cyber security 'disjointed and under-resourced'

By Dan Peters | 23 June 2021

Cyber security across councils is ‘disjointed and under-resourced,’ it has been claimed.

Audit firms to be wooed

By Dan Peters | 21 June 2021

Audit appointment chiefs have launched a bid to attract more firms to the local government market...

LEP Network: Councils should have greater role in review

By Dan Peters | 21 June 2021

Councils should have a greater role in the Government’s ongoing review of local enterprise partne...

County poised to reject £15m grant

By Dan Peters | 18 June 2021

Senior Leicestershire CC councillors are poised to turn down £15m of Housing Infrastructure Fund ...

Virtual meetings have boosted local democracy, survey finds

By Dan Peters | 17 June 2021

Nine in 10 councils believe local democracy has improved as a direct result of online council mee...

Khan: Councils on the frontline of tackling extremism

By Dan Peters | 17 June 2021

Local authorities are on the ‘frontline’ of the battle against extremism, an adviser to Prime Min...

Croydon told to act on interims

By Dan Peters | 17 June 2021

Croydon LBC has been told to move quickly to put a ‘substantive management team in place’ due to ...

Call for sector to 'resist' MPs' role in Levelling up Fund

By Dan Peters | 16 June 2021

A council leader has urged local government to ‘resist’ the role of MPs in the Levelling up Fund.