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Peer warning over councillor financial understanding

By Emily Twinch | 03 February 2025

Not all 39 councillors at a Nottinghamshire council are fully getting to grips with the financial...

Cantle: Councils should focus on community cohesion

By Emily Twinch | 30 January 2025

Councils should be left to concentrate on community cohesion with the Prevent radicalisation prog...

HMRC does not know how much National Insurance it collects from councils

By Emily Twinch | 29 January 2025

HMRC has said it does not hold data on employers National Insurance Contribution (NIC) payments r...

DCN: Triple drainage board funding

By Emily Twinch | 29 January 2025

Umbrella-body the District Councils’ Network (DCN) has called on the Government to increase its f...

'Challenging future' for Scottish councils

By Emily Twinch | 28 January 2025

Local authorities in Scotland dug into savings to close a budget gap of £759m last financial year...

Schools Bill criticised by commissioner

By Emily Twinch | 27 January 2025

The children’s commissioner has criticised Labour’s schools Bill, arguing it does not include det...

Knowsley leaving children 'being harmed or at risk'

By Emily Twinch | 21 January 2025

Regulator Ofsted has rated Knowsley MBC’s children’s services inadequate, warning the council was...

Ombudsman struggles to allocate cases

By Emily Twinch | 17 December 2024

A 15% increase in complaints received by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman in the la...

'Budgetary pressures' force plea to Government

By Emily Twinch | 16 December 2024

Councillors at Labour-led Cheshire East Council have agreed to ask the Government for two more ye...

Mayors can transform towns and cities with more powers and funding, says report

By Emily Twinch | 12 December 2024

Metro mayors need greater powers and funding so they can achieve their potential for driving rege...