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LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Local authorities and coronavirus

By Clare Hardy | 25 January 2021

Tiffany Cloynes and Clare Hardy of Geldards look at the implications of the pandemic for the way ...

LEGAL

New procurement rules – a chance to have your say

By Helen Randall | 22 January 2021

Helen Randall at Trowers & Hamlins outlines the major changes to procurement rules proposed in th...

BUSINESS

Council move to regain control of environmental services

By Dan Peters | 21 January 2021

Senior Norwich City Council members have taken another step towards bringing environmental servic...

BUSINESS

Extra scrutiny for council companies

By Dan Peters | 18 January 2021

Senior councillors will receive a confidential quarterly report on the performance of all Warring...

LEISURE

Wigan insources leisure services

By Martin Ford | 13 January 2021

The council is to bring its leisure centres in-house in a bid to safeguard jobs following the imp...

LEGAL

Installing EV charging infrastructure: opportunities for local authorities

By Stuart Urquhart | 11 January 2021

Stuart Urquart says the most appropriate EV charging infrastructure procurement option for a part...

WHITEHALL

Uncertainty over rates rebate risk

By Dan Peters | 08 January 2021

More uncertainty has been heaped on councils after it emerged they could be hit by a £481m busine...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Hackney insources cleaning services

By Martin Ford | 07 January 2021

More than 100 cleaning staff have been brought in-house by Hackney LBC as part of a wider drive t...

BUSINESS

'Lax' supermarkets told to do more to keep shoppers safe

By Dan Peters | 06 January 2021

Supermarkets have become ‘lax’ and are not doing enough to keep shoppers safe, a council leader h...

BUSINESS

Council leaders welcome £4.6bn lockdown grants to support businesses

By William Eichler | 05 January 2021

Businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors in England are to receive a one-off gra...