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Councils to call for tighter HMO controls
WHITEHALL

Councils to call for tighter HMO controls

By Neil Merrick | 02 October 2025

Councils are expected to call for tighter controls over houses in multiple occupation (HMO) after a ‘rush’ of applications for HMO licences in parts of England.

LEGAL

Legal action over councillor media ban

By William Eichler | 01 October 2025

A local newspaper group has launched legal action against a decision by Reform UK-led Nottinghams...

TRANSFORMATION

ICBs pause or postpone redundancy programmes due to lack of funding

By Lee Peart | 03 September 2025

A number of Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) have paused or postponed their redundancy programmes du...

REORGANISATION

Suffolk CC opposition: Maintain roads instead of splashing out on reorganisation publicity

By Dan Peters | 15 August 2025

Suffolk CC has spent around £100,000 of taxpayers’ money promoting a single county unitary to res...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: MHCLG tells councils not to use public funds to win unitary argument

By Dan Peters | 12 August 2025

Senior Whitehall mandarins have reminded councils not to use public funds to persuade residents t...

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 ...

LEADERSHIP

An uneasy truce

By Blair McPherson | 21 July 2025

Blair McPherson offers an insight into the management of the relationship between leaders and chi...

COMMUNICATIONS

Do you need a comms plan, or a plan for your comms team?

By Louise Neilan | 09 June 2025

Encouraging your communications teams to sign up for LGComms Academy 2025 in Bristol will show th...

PLANNING

Infrastructure delivery key in new towns programme, professor warns

By Dan Peters | 14 May 2025

Delivering infrastructure will be the key challenge for the Government’s new towns programme, a p...

ENGAGEMENT

MHCLG reshuffle after engagement improvements

By Dan Peters | 03 April 2025

Engagement between the UK Government and councils has generally improved since Labour’s General E...

COMMUNICATIONS

Why first impressions count at the count

By Richard Baker | 12 March 2025

Mark Rogers and Richard Baker share lessons learned from a public affairs campaign that encourage...

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frederica-diamanta

Director of People

£108,697 - £117,998

As a leader at Lancashire County Council, you’ll join an authority with real scale, courageous ambition and deep pride in place. Apply for this job

Lancashire County Council

Director of Strategy and Transformation

£108,697 - £117,998

As a leader at Lancashire County Council, you’ll join an authority with real scale, courageous ambition and deep pride in place. Apply for this job

Lancashire County Council

Highway Design and Construction Manager

Grade N, scp50 £62,443 to scp53 £65,663 per annum, plus essential car user allowance

We embrace AI to enhance our operations and to innovate our services. Apply for this job

Bolton Council