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Government accused of 'political' COVID funding

By Martin Ford | 17 November 2020

Officers at Hampshire CC have accused the Government of awarding funding based on politics rather...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Remove 'adversarial' funding to level up regions

By Martin Ford | 17 November 2020

Removing competition from local authority funding is needed to level up the country, a think-tank...

WHITEHALL

Tier system to be stronger and more consistent

By Martin Ford | 17 November 2020

A stricter, more consistent tier system of COVID-19 restrictions in England is being looked at wh...

PUBLIC HEALTH

'Forgotten city' in plea for government aid

By Martin Ford | 17 November 2020

The leader of Hull City Council has written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson to plead for addition...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Domestic abuse victim funding fails to meet demands

By Martin Ford | 16 November 2020

New funding to support victims of domestic abuse does not go far enough, campaigners have argued.

WHITEHALL

Housing algorithm U-turn reports

By Martin Ford | 16 November 2020

The proposed targets came under heavy criticism from Tory backbenchers.

FINANCE

More Section 114 notices predicted next year

By Martin Ford | 13 November 2020

Local authorities are facing deep cuts to frontline services and Section 114 notices next year, t...

FINANCE

S151 officers warned off pensions roles

By Martin Ford | 12 November 2020

Section 151 officers have been discouraged from taking on new pensions governance roles.

FINANCE

Kingston prepares to tackle £21m deficit

By Martin Ford | 12 November 2020

A budget gap of £21m in the coming years is being predicted by officers at Kingston LBC.

EUROPEAN UNION

Questions over Brexit preparation at ports

By Martin Ford | 11 November 2020

A call has been made to the Government to shift its focus from Dover to other ports as it prepare...

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