Northamptonshire library closures ruled 'unlawful'
August 15, 2018
The decision to close 21 council-run libraries in Northamptonshire was made unlawfully, a court has ruled.
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Social housing paper dismissed as 'small step'
August 14, 2018
The Government’s long-awaited social housing Green Paper has been dismissed as a ‘small step’ towards improvement by the Conservative-led Local Government Association.
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Birmingham faces grievance complaint amid senior staff restructure
August 10, 2018
Birmingham City Council has launched a senior management restructure as part of the new chief executive’s efforts to improve the authority.
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Councils resist peer challenge offer
August 13, 2018
The Local Government Association (LGA) is facing resistance as it struggles to persuade reluctant councils to undergo a corporate peer challenge.
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'Knock-on effects' warning over LEP deadline
August 14, 2018
A policy expert has added his criticism to the ‘overly-hasty’ September deadline for reformed Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) geographies and warned of ‘knock-on effects’.
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Doubts over strategy to end rough sleeping by 2027
August 13, 2018
New measures aimed at ending rough sleeping within a decade do not go far enough, councils have warned.
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Christchurch admits defeat in reorganisation battle
August 10, 2018
Christchurch BC’s leader has apologised after admitting defeat in his attempt to save the council from local government reorganisation.
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Coastal councils to be hit most by ageing population
August 13, 2018
Coastal local authorities will struggle most to deal with the impact of an ageing population with urban councils having the youngest age profile, according to a report from the Office for National Statistics.
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Minister praises councils' Prevent role
August 13, 2018
Minister Ben Wallace has said he expects ‘natural variations’ in the delivery of local counter-terror strategies as Whitehall hands greater responsibility for Prevent to councils.
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