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POLICY AND POLITICS
MPs scold Home Office over lack of council involvement in asylum
By Dan Peters | 05 June 2026
Local authorities still lack a ‘meaningful say’ in asylum accommodation decisions, a cross-party committee of MPs has warned.
POLICY AND POLITICS
Councils question financial sustainability and timescales of SEND reforms
By Joe Lepper | 05 June 2026
Councils have raised a raft of concerns around the Government’s plans to overhaul the special edu...
WALES
Review of Welsh funding formula already underway
By Paul Marinko | 05 June 2026
Wales’ new local government minister has said work has already started on reviewing the country’s...
POLITICS
Chiefs take charge
By By Neil Merrick | 04 June 2026
Uncertainty at several local authorities as recent elections leave chief executives presiding ove...
FISCAL DEVOLUTION
Government's fiscal devolution roadmap sparks fears over Treasury control
By By Martin Ford | 04 June 2026
Experts have sounded a warning over government plans to detail a ‘roadmap’ for fiscal devolution.
PLANNING
Greater Cambridge Development Corporation launched
By Martin Ford | 03 June 2026
Government plans to press ahead with a development corporation in Cambridge have been met with di...
LGA
LGA chair to stand down
By Paul Marinko | 03 June 2026
Cllr Louise Gittins has today announced her intention to stand down as chair of the Local Governm...
DEVOLUTION
Devolution could 'deepen regional imbalances'
By Martin Ford | 03 June 2026
The Government’s chosen path of devolution could make regional inequality in England worse, a thi...
HIGH STREETS
Government launches £10m fund for high street rental auctions
By Martin Ford | 02 June 2026
The Government hopes to encourage more councils to utilise high street rental auction powers with...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Children's services directors oppose under-16s social media ban
By Joe Lepper | 02 June 2026
The Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) has said its members are against a com...
AI
Watchdog to publish AI procurement guidance for councils
By Joe Lepper | 02 June 2026
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is set to publish guidance to support councils and ot...
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