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Articles by Neil Merrick
Regen scheme problems double cost of scheme
By Neil Merrick | 03 September 2025
Poor communication between council departments and high staff turnover have been blamed for major...
EXCLUSIVE: Fresh law to boost mayoral scrutiny
By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters and Neil Merrick | 03 September 2025
The Government will propose more legislation to enhance the scrutiny and accountability of mayors...
Coalition calls for planning law change
By Neil Merrick | 01 September 2025
Ministers have been urged to change the law to reduce the number of non-residential buildings tur...
ARCH plea to increase rent cap
By Neil Merrick | 01 September 2025
Councils should be able to raise tenants’ rents by up to £3 per week on top of any inflation-link...
Scottish care kids failing to attend school
By Neil Merrick | 27 August 2025
An increasing proportion of children in local authority care in Scotland are failing to attend sc...
Cuts have hit council financial information, report finds
By Neil Merrick | 22 August 2025
Councillors and members of the public are not being presented with accurate or easy to understand...
District plea over planning powers
By Neil Merrick | 13 August 2025
District councils have appealed to ministers not to leave them out of planning decisions once fre...
Find finance fix
By Neil Merrick | 23 July 2025
MPs call for authorities to be given immediate powers to revalue properties ahead of full review ...
Peers pass fire and hire exemption
By Heather Jameson | 22 July 2025
Councils with financial problems that are placed under government intervention may be exempt from...
Fresh criticism of Home Office on asylum
By Neil Merrick | 22 July 2025
Relations between councils and the Home Office soured further this week after the department was ...
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