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CITY DEALS

Council 'significantly' changing approach to Swansea Bay city deal

By William Eichler | 12 April 2019

Neath Port Talbot Council will change its approach to the Swansea Bay city deal after reviews fou...

AUDIT

Scottish councils lose more than £120m due to 'weak' financial controls

By William Eichler | 11 April 2019

Systems to prevent public money being lost to mistakes and fraud in local government ‘may be unde...

ELECTIONS

Whitehall prepares for EU elections

By William Eichler | 02 April 2019

The Government has written to the Electoral Commission confirming it will help local authorities ...

SOCIAL CARE

Council tax rises will not fix 'chronically underfunded' care system

By William Eichler | 06 March 2019

Increases in council tax will fail to fix the ‘chronically underfunded’ social care system, local...

IMMIGRATION

Glasgow bids to pilot asylum reforms

By Martin Ford | 05 March 2019

A Scottish council hopes to pilot a scheme enabling asylum seekers to work while their applicatio...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Councils 'failing' children exploited by gangs, report reveals

By William Eichler | 28 February 2019

The same mistakes that led to child sexual exploitation failings are being repeated with gangs, t...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Counties urge Whitehall to 'look again' at social care funding formula

By William Eichler | 22 February 2019

County councils have voiced concerns over the Government’s proposed formula for funding adult soc...

BUSINESS

Local authority business provision 'lacks transparency' - MSPs

By William Eichler | 20 February 2019

Scottish MSPs have criticised a local authority scheme that aims to help businesses grow for lack...

CRIME

Council denies 'litany of failures' in Shamima Begum case

By William Eichler | 19 February 2019

Tower Hamlets LBC has denied claims it was responsible for a ‘litany of failures’ leading up to t...

ENVIRONMENT

Council leaders insist waste reforms must be 'fully funded'

By William Eichler | 18 February 2019

Local authority leaders have welcomed plans to ‘overhaul’ the waste system, but cautioned Whiteha...

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