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DEVOLUTION

Lords complain of 'air of mystique' around Levelling Up Bill

By Martin Ford | 14 March 2023

Peers have rounded on a lack of detail in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill.

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Exeter announces new chief exective

By Martin Ford | 14 March 2023

Bindu Arjoon has been appointed as the new chief executive of Exeter City Council.

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

No extra social care funding for struggling councils

By Martin Ford | 13 March 2023

A minister said councils would receive further support if they were found to be in need of improv...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Chief executive to leave Middlesbrough

By Martin Ford | 13 March 2023

Middlesbrough Council’s chief executive Tony Parkinson is to stand down from the authority later ...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Norwich to appoint interim chief

By Martin Ford | 13 March 2023

Louise Rawsthorne is expected to step into the role of interim chief executive at Norwich City Co...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

LGA moves to tackle workforce crisis

By Martin Ford | 10 March 2023

The association’s executive advisory board heard that all of the Local Government Association’s p...

PUBLIC HEALTH

Minister mounts Oflog defence

By Martin Ford | 10 March 2023

Local government minister Lee Rowley told councillors to ‘judge us by what we do, not what you wo...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Adult social care reforms due in spring

By Martin Ford | 09 March 2023

A minister has hinted at a more long-term approach to adult social care in forthcoming reforms.

FINANCE

Councils in dark on levelling up scorings

By Martin Ford | 08 March 2023

The Levelling Up Fund has come in for fresh criticism after it emerged councils will not be told ...

FINANCE

Surge in abuse compensation costs

By Martin Ford | 08 March 2023

Lambeth LBC has increased its capitalisation request to the Government after the costs of its abu...

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