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FINANCE

Auditors defend council governance

By Martin Ford | 18 May 2021

Accountancy firms have defended the governance of council finances despite widespread delays in c...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Ministers lambasted by select committee

By Martin Ford | 18 May 2021

Luke Hall and Paul Scully have been accused of a 'complete lack of understanding' of levelling up...

BUSINESS

Grenfell council's procurement ban on tower block firms

By Martin Ford | 17 May 2021

Kensington and Chelsea LBC said it held ‘doubts about the integrity’ of the firms following evide...

BUSINESS RATES

Green light for councils' legal action worth £10m

By Martin Ford | 17 May 2021

Legal action that could see an estimated £10m business rates windfall paid to councils has been c...

FINANCE

Council cuts top jobs to close funding gap

By Martin Ford | 14 May 2021

Two of Wyre Forest DC’s most senior officers are facing redundancy following a cost-cutting manag...

LEGAL

Grenfell inquiry hears of dire warnings before fire

By Martin Ford | 14 May 2021

Kensington and Chelsea LBC was warned of the dire consequences of a fire at Grenfell Tower years ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Call for council powers over school exclusions

By Martin Ford | 13 May 2021

Relations between schools and councils dominated an evidence-gathering session of the House of Lo...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Uttlesford chief executive to stand down

By Martin Ford | 13 May 2021

Uttlesford DC chief executive, Dawn French, has announced she is to step down after five years in...

HOUSING

Grenfell works not an 'afterthought'

By Martin Ford | 12 May 2021

Kensington & Chelsea LBC’s former housing director has denied the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower...

WHITEHALL

Child protection to be 'reset'

By Martin Ford | 12 May 2021

Child protection will not return to the pre-pandemic norm, a top Department for Education officia...

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