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Lack of entrants to council audit market

By Martin Ford | 12 January 2021

Councils have been urged to play a role in making the local government audit market a more attrac...

Why Hackney's sharing of Windrush heroes' stories stood out

By Martin Ford | 11 January 2021

Hackney LBC received the ‘delivering best outcomes’ award at The MJ Achievement Awards. Martin Fo...

Starmer demands halt to 'absurd' council tax rises

By Martin Ford | 11 January 2021

Labour leader Keir Starmer has called for central government to increase funding for local author...

Chief executive calls time on 40-year career

By Martin Ford | 08 January 2021

Colin Everett will leave Flintshire CC later this year, having joined the authority in 2007.

High Court to hear four exit pay cap legal challenges

By Martin Ford | 08 January 2021

Another trade union has been granted permission to challenge the public sector exit pay cap at th...

Council defies government by closing nurseries

By Martin Ford | 08 January 2021

A council has closed all of its nurseries to prevent the spread of COVID-19 despite the Governmen...

Hackney insources cleaning services

By Martin Ford | 07 January 2021

More than 100 cleaning staff have been brought in-house by Hackney LBC as part of a wider drive t...

Intervention threat over 'unwise' investments

By Martin Ford | 07 January 2021

Councils have been warned the Government will intervene if they rely too much on commercial inves...

London boroughs call for closure of religious sites

By Martin Ford | 07 January 2021

Council leaders in London have called for the closure of places of worship for communal services ...

Call for 'urgent clarity' on elections

By Martin Ford | 06 January 2021

Speculation over whether local elections will take place in May as scheduled has been labelled ‘u...