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Mark Conrad

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DCLG is 'worst performer' for FOI request

By Mark Conrad | 02 May 2017

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) is struggling to meet its commitments ...

New waste fleet aids road safety

By Mark Conrad | 02 May 2017

Veolia, the multinational waste management company, has responded to concerns over cyclists’ safe...

Adults with learning disabilities work comes under scrutiny

By Mark Conrad | 26 April 2017

Councils must do more to measure outcomes and improvements to quality of life for adults with lea...

Judge to investigate Bury chief's suspension

By Mark Conrad | 26 April 2017

Bury MBC has appointed a deputy High Court judge to investigate the circumstances behind the susp...

Whitehall holding up public estate plans

By Mark Conrad | 25 April 2017

Local authorities will have helped create 25,000 new homes by 2020 as part of a Whitehall program...

Universal local services 'hardest hit' by cuts

By Mark Conrad | 25 April 2017

Local government will soon spend just half of what central government pays out for public service...

Pickles to stand down as MP

By Mark Conrad | 24 April 2017

Former communities secretary Sir Eric Pickles has announced he is standing down as MP for Brentwo...

Business rates retention future 'unclear'

By Mark Conrad | 24 April 2017

A think-tank has questioned whether plans for 100% business rates retention will make it back ont...

EXCLUSIVE: Fresh bed-blocking fine threat looming

By Mark Conrad | 20 April 2017

Councils are facing a fresh risk of NHS fines for ‘bed-blocking’ as health bodies struggle to hit...

Out-of-city accommodation 'puts families at risk'

By Mark Conrad | 20 April 2017

An increasing number of London boroughs are placing families at risk of homelessness in out-of-ci...