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Public interest report issued over 'financial fiasco' at Croydon

By Martin Ford | 23 October 2020

Croydon LBC has been accused of ‘corporate blindness’ by external auditors in a public interest r...

LEGISLATION

Councils gain COVID enforcement powers

By Martin Ford | 23 October 2020

Councils are to be given new powers to issue businesses with improvement notices and close premis...

FINANCE

Lancashire deficit to reach £79m

By Martin Ford | 20 October 2020

The financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has left Lancashire CC facing a deficit of £79.3m b...

FINANCE

Fears over growing data regulation

By Martin Ford | 20 October 2020

Finance chiefs warn public sector will suffer due to misuse of data by private firms.

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Care workers gained autonomy in pandemic

By Martin Ford | 20 October 2020

Care workers benefited from extra ‘autonomy’ from commissioners during the COVID-19 lockdown, MPs...

PEOPLE

Hillingdon leader to quit after 20 years

By Martin Ford | 20 October 2020

London’s longest serving council leader, Sir Ray Puddifoot, has announced his resignation date.

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Dilnot presses for care overhaul

By Martin Ford | 19 October 2020

Social care reform should take place now despite the ongoing coronavirus crisis, Sir Andrew Dilno...

COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK

Counties warn of test and trace 'missed opportunity'

By Martin Ford | 16 October 2020

Calls for more support for local contact tracing have been redoubled after the national system’s ...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Councils told to tackle funding through diversity

By Martin Ford | 16 October 2020

Increasing the level of diversity in local government is key to tackling the sector’s funding gap...

FINANCE

Manchester predicts £136m budget gap

By Martin Ford | 13 October 2020

The city council is braced to take a hit to its income from its airport investments in 2021/22.

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