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Sector in regulation rift days before Oflog launch

By Martin Ford | 20 June 2023

Sector splits on regulation remain just days before the expected launch of the Office for Local G...

Overspends hit reserves at Blackpool and Dorset

By Martin Ford | 20 June 2023

Blackpool and Dorset have both reported budget overspends for the past financial year.

Carbon neutrality 'not a top priority' in housing

By Martin Ford | 20 June 2023

A lack of funding certainty and competing concerns have meant the issue is ‘not getting the atten...

Gove to pursue council boycott ban

By Martin Ford | 19 June 2023

Legislation aimed at preventing councils from launching their own boycotts has been introduced to...

Council chiefs named in King's Birthday Honours

By Martin Ford | 19 June 2023

Council officers and members were among those to be named on the King’s Birthday Honours list thi...

Asylum issues damaging Home Office relations with councils

By Martin Ford | 16 June 2023

The Home Office is ‘failing to work effectively with local authorities’ in clearing its asylum ba...

Review uncovers 'gross incompetence' at Renfrewshire

By Martin Ford | 16 June 2023

Renfrewshire Council has been accused of ‘gross incompetence’ by an independent review after leav...

Thurrock commissioners call for sector-wide change

By Martin Ford | 15 June 2023

The team from Essex CC led by Tony McArdle have made recommendations for the wider sector in its ...

Former council chief to chair improvement board

By Martin Ford | 14 June 2023

Richard Carr has been confirmed as chair of Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority’s in...

Peer's claims of 'deficiencies' in voter ID rollout

By Martin Ford | 14 June 2023

A minister has defended councils’ efforts to implement voter ID in the local elections.