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ASYLYM
Reform calls on Burnham to give councils asylum powers
By William Eichler | 22 July 2026
Reform UK has written to new Prime Minister Andy Burnham demanding local authorities be given the power to block the placement of asylum seekers in their communities.
POLICY AND POLITICS
Social workers in safeguarding warning
By Joe Lepper | 22 May 2026
Home Office plans to overrule councils’ decisions on the age of unaccompanied asylum-seeking chil...
ASYLYM
Fresh criticism of Home Office on asylum
By Neil Merrick | 22 July 2025
Relations between councils and the Home Office soured further this week after the department was ...
ASYLYM
K&C chief urges agreement on asylum accommodation price
By Paul Marinko | 24 October 2024
Kensington & Chelsea LBC’s chief executive has called on the Government to agree with councils on...
WHITEHALL
High Court dismisses Bibby Stockholm legal challenge
By Mark Conrad | 23 May 2024
The High Court has dismissed a legal case challenging the Government’s controversial use of the B...
HOUSING
Homes for Ukraine two years on: Safe and welcomed
By Cllr Kevin Bentley | 14 March 2024
Two years on from the instigation of the Homes for Ukraine scheme councils remain keen to work wi...
WHITEHALL
Cleverly comes under immediate asylum pressure
By Mark Conrad | 14 November 2023
New home secretary James Cleverly has come under immediate pressure to ditch his predecessor’s co...
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In April 2027, West Surrey Council will become one of England's largest new unitary authorities Apply for this job
Business Manager – Knowsley Safeguarding Children Partnership (KSCP)
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Knowsley Council is an award-winning Local Authority, named Local Authority of the Year in the Municipal Journal Awards 2024. Apply for this job
Deputy Social Care Manager
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