Articles by Emily Twinch
Outsourcing spend up by 10%
By Emily Twinch | 08 July 2025
The amount English local authorities shelled out on outside suppliers went up 10% last year compa...
LGA: Eliminating conflict between councils and combined authorities unrealistic
By Joe Lepper | 07 July 2025
Eliminating conflict between councils and mayoral combined authorities (MCA) is unrealistic, the ...
Pennycook confirms fresh Right to Buy restrictions
By Emily Twinch | 04 July 2025
Tenants of newly built social homes will not be able to buy their homes through Right to Buy (RtB...
EXCLUSIVE: Ex-minister gets role on strategic authority improvement board
By Emily Twinch | 30 June 2025
Former Tory minister Dame Amanda Milling is expected to be appointed to a board tasked with helpi...
EXCLUSIVE: Government turns to councils for extra building inspector capacity
By Emily Twinch | 30 June 2025
The Government has turned to councils for extra building inspector capacity as high-rise housing ...
EHCPs jump up 11% in a year
By Emily Twinch | 27 June 2025
The number of children on Education, Health and Care Plans has increased by 11% in a year, offici...
Tameside rejects shortlisted candidates to replace Stewart
By Emily Twinch | 24 June 2025
Crisis-hit Tameside MBC has decided not to proceed with any of the applicants it had shortlisted ...
Call for pensions to provide housing boost
By Emily Twinch | 14 May 2025
The £392bn invested in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) could be used to plough necessa...
Call for £100m homelessness cash injection
By Emily Twinch | 13 May 2025
The Government should plough £100m into preventing homelessness over a decade as part of a wide-r...
Local government leads way on SME procurement spend
By Emily Twinch | 12 May 2025
Councils are bucking the trend with spending on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), figure...
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