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Planning bill to be dropped

By Martin Ford | 04 April 2022

The Government is to scrap its long-awaited planning bill, it has been reported.

Councils paid out half COVID hospitality fund

By Martin Ford | 04 April 2022

Less than half of the grant funding available to prop up the hospitality industry following disru...

Councils to fund housing for homeless refugees

By Martin Ford | 01 April 2022

Local authorities will have to pick up the bill for accommodating homeless Ukrainian refugees fro...

West Sussex to retain control of children's services

By Martin Ford | 01 April 2022

The Department for Education had ordered the establishment of a company to run children’s service...

Section 106 agreements to be scrapped

By Martin Ford | 31 March 2022

Proposals for a standard Infrastructure Levy to replace the current system will be included in an...

Nine councils to receive £300m in SEND deficit deals

By Martin Ford | 31 March 2022

The authorities have reached agreements with the Government to wipe out their special educational...

Data issues hampering councils' refugee response

By Martin Ford | 30 March 2022

Councils are struggling to prepare for the arrival of refugees due to a lack of quality data, MPs...

Young refugees to provide fresh challenge for councils

By Martin Ford | 29 March 2022

The local government sector is braced for the challenge of protecting a wave of children fleeing ...

Call for tougher regulation of exempt housing

By Martin Ford | 29 March 2022

Councils have shared concerns some providers of ‘exempt’ accommodation are exploiting the sector ...

'Concern' over aslyum transfer scheme

By Martin Ford | 28 March 2022

Kent CC has said it is taking too long for asylum-seeking children to be transferred to other aut...