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Whitehall sets up virtual meetings to clarify councils' net zero roles

By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters | 19 December 2025

Whitehall has formed a virtual working group with local government officers to provide ‘clarity’ ...

EXCLUSIVE: Opposition leader refuses to sign 'NDA' over £10m payment

By Dan Peters | 19 December 2025

An opposition leader has refused to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) in return for being tol...

LGA morale at all-time low

By Dan Peters | 18 December 2025

Morale at the Local Government Association (LGA) has hit an all-time low, with possible axing of ...

EXCLUSIVE: Councils stripped of asylum data access

By Dan Peters | 18 December 2025

Councils have been stripped of access to information about asylum seeker accommodation after the ...

EXCLUSIVE: Council holds back chunk of tribunal payment

By Dan Peters | 17 December 2025

More than a third of £4.6m damages ordered by an employment tribunal has not been paid by a counc...

New unitaries to be hit by right to work check duty

By Dan Peters | 16 December 2025

Councils created under reorganisation will have to carry out fresh right to work checks for staff...

Feeling of influence drops, Government survey finds

By Dan Peters | 16 December 2025

The proportion of adults who believe they can personally influence decisions affecting their area...

EXCLUSIVE: Councils to push against statistics rowback

By Dan Peters | 16 December 2025

Councils are preparing to push back after the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed it wa...

Brum reaches final equal pay deal

By Dan Peters | 15 December 2025

A final equal pay settlement has been reached between Birmingham City Council, the Birmingham Chi...

EXCLUSIVE: Local government outcomes framework to be expanded

By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters | 11 December 2025

Whitehall plan to broaden outcomes framework revealed.