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Alarm sounded over future elections

By Martin Ford | 23 September 2022

A watchdog has questioned the ‘resilience’ of councils to run future elections.

Mini-Budget: IR35 reforms scrapped

By Martin Ford | 23 September 2022

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has announced the end of IR35 reforms from next April.

Mini-Budget: Universal Credit sanctions tightened

By Martin Ford | 23 September 2022

Tens of thousands of people on Universal Credit face sanctions and reductions if they do not show...

Councils resort to service cuts in budget struggle

By Martin Ford | 22 September 2022

Local authorities are facing deep cuts to services in order to cover ‘staggering’ budget gaps.

Government intervenes in Herefordshire

By Martin Ford | 22 September 2022

Ministers have appointed a commissioner to oversee children’s services at Herefordshire Council i...

Councils 'need to be doing better' on climate change

By Martin Ford | 21 September 2022

Local government needs to do better to tackle climate change, the Convention of Scottish Local Au...

Nottingham skills gap 'causing service failure'

By Martin Ford | 20 September 2022

Nottingham City Council has had to spend £1.2m on skills and capacity gaps that are ‘causing serv...

Staff shortage sparks special measures warning

By Martin Ford | 16 September 2022

Officers at West Lancashire BC have warned its planning service is at risk of being put into spec...

Council offers all staff voluntary redundancy

By Martin Ford | 16 September 2022

Northumberland Council has offered all of its staff the option of voluntary redundancy as it atte...

Fears for local fracking controls

By Martin Ford | 14 September 2022

Councils fear an erosion of local controls over fracking with the Prime Minister expected to lift...