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Council records 200 procurement breaches

By Martin Ford | 05 July 2022

‘Urgent’ action is required after Bristol City Council broke procurement rules more than 200 time...

Fresh warnings over National Care Service

By Martin Ford | 05 July 2022

Council leaders in Scotland have again warned of the impact of the planned National Care Service ...

Call over Chinese CCTV firms used by three-quarters of councils

By Martin Ford | 04 July 2022

Human rights concerns have been raised over Chinese CCTV firms linked with almost three-quarters ...

Integration Joint Boards face 'uncertain future'

By Martin Ford | 01 July 2022

The boards all face ‘significant' financial sustainability issues, according to a report by the A...

Blow to hopes for independent levelling up body

By Martin Ford | 01 July 2022

An amendment to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill would have established a body to scrutinis...

Government seeking solution to homeless refugees

By Martin Ford | 30 June 2022

Refugees minister Lord Harrington hopes to place homeless Ukrainian families with sponsors, a com...

Combined authority announces interim chief

By Martin Ford | 30 June 2022

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority has appointed Gordon Mitchell as its interim CEO.

Sheffield reaches verdict following chief's lockdown party

By Martin Ford | 29 June 2022

Sheffield City Council’s chief executive Kate Josephs has received a written warning after attend...

Councils told to end merger speculation

By Martin Ford | 28 June 2022

Two councils have been urged to ‘move on’ from merger proposals that have failed to get off the g...

Demand for SEND support rises by quarter

By Martin Ford | 28 June 2022

The Local Government Association has urged the Government to scrap high needs deficits to help me...