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PLANNING

Labour report calls for radical tax and planning reforms

By Martin Ford | 04 June 2019

Replacing council tax and business rates are among the radical policies proposed in a report comm...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Doncaster to name acting chief executive

By Martin Ford | 03 June 2019

Damian Allen has been recommended to step in following the departure of Jo Miller.

HOMELESSNESS

District leader attacks North Yorkshire over homelessness service cuts

By Martin Ford | 03 June 2019

Homeless people in North Yorkshire are being let down by the county council, the leader of Scarbo...

HOUSING

Profits hike for Telford & Wrekin-owned property firm

By Martin Ford | 30 May 2019

Telford & Wrekin Council’s wholly-owned housing provider Nuplace has announced a jump in profits ...

ENVIRONMENT

Contractors' fears over extending council waste collection powers

By Martin Ford | 30 May 2019

Waste firms have warned of dire consequences if the Government proceeds with proposals to hand po...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Wirral chief executive announces departure

By Martin Ford | 29 May 2019

Wirral BC’s chief executive is to leave the council to head the Disclosure and Barring Service (D...

FINANCE

Councils looking to insource due to austerity - APSE report

By Martin Ford | 29 May 2019

Austerity has driven councils to insource more services, research has concluded.

WHITEHALL

Trafford handed improvement notice

By Martin Ford | 28 May 2019

The Government has ordered Trafford MBC to improve its inadequate children’s care within 15 months.

BUSINESS

Police looking at new fraud allegations at West Dunbartonshire

By Martin Ford | 28 May 2019

New information concerning alleged fraudulent activity at West Dunbartonshire Council has been pa...

AUDIT

Police launch investigation into £70k fraud at Surrey

By Martin Ford | 24 May 2019

A police investigation is underway into how nearly £70,000 was ‘misspent’ by a council officer.

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