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ASYLUM

Council backlash over asylum reforms

By Martin Ford | 11 March 2026

The Government was this week accused of shifting the burden of supporting asylum seekers to counc...

ELECTIONS

Councils urged to tackle family voting

By Martin Ford | 10 March 2026

Councils have been challenged to focus on tackling family voting in May’s local elections.

AUDIT

Lords share doubts over Local Audit Office plans

By Martin Ford | 09 March 2026

Concerns have been raised in the House of Lords over the Government’s plans for a Local Audit Off...

ASYLUM

Epping Forest DC challenges High Court on Bell Hotel ruling

By Martin Ford | 06 March 2026

Epping Forest DC has returned to court in an attempt to secure an injunction against the use of t...

INTERVENTION

Minister orders review at Slough after 'slow progress'

By Martin Ford | 05 March 2026

Ministers have ordered an external review into Slough BC due to the ‘slow pace of progress’ in tu...

DEVOLUTION

Burnham: Divisive politics threatens devolution

By Martin Ford | 04 March 2026

Devolution is under threat from the increasingly divisive nature of politics and underfunding of ...

PEOPLE

Borough appoints chief operating officer

By Martin Ford | 04 March 2026

King’s Lynn & West Norfolk BC has appointed Emma Kavanagh as chief operating officer.

POLITICS

Councils prepare for political turmoil

By Martin Ford | 04 March 2026

Local government is braced for political turmoil after the Greens and Reform UK took first and se...

POLITICS

After the elections: Crafting a new council

By Martin Ford | 04 March 2026

With councils bracing for the upheaval of political change in May’s local elections, Martin Ford ...

FINANCE

MPs warn reorganisation may worsen audit crisis

By Martin Ford | 04 March 2026

MPs have warned that local government reorganisation could further undermine efforts to fix deep-...

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  2. Essex threatens legal action over reorganisation
  3. Council workers offered 3.3% pay rise in 'full and final' deal
  4. Bringing skills from the private sector into a council isn't simply a career shift
  5. Regions facing grant cut as fiscal overhaul takes shape
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