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WHITEHALL
London Councils eyes call to axe social care precept
By Dan Peters | 14 August 2023
London Councils is preparing to call for the social care precept to be replaced with an ‘appropri...
FINANCE
A clear medium-term financial plan requires certainty
01 August 2023
Tracy Bingham wonders if many future Best Value failures will be in councils whose circumstances ...
FINANCE
Scottish Government tight-lipped over council tax rate rise speculation
By Paul Marinko | 31 July 2023
The Scottish Government has refused to comment on speculation it has gone cold on plans to increa...
COUNCIL TAX
A proper fair funding review is needed for levelling up to make a difference
By Rob Whiteman | 11 July 2023
More than seven years ago the Government launched a call for evidence on the needs and redistribu...
HUMAN RESOURCES
Council leader seeks meeting with ministers over order to end four-day week
By Ann McGauran | 03 July 2023
The leader of the council ordered by local government minister Lee Rowley to halt its four-day we...
WHITEHALL
MPs call for urgent audit action
By Mark Whitehead | 22 June 2023
MPs have called for urgent action over an ‘unacceptably high’ backlog of local government audits.
CLIMATE CHANGE
Labour in planning pledge
By Mark Conrad | 19 June 2023
Labour has pledged to tackle planning hurdles preventing the development of renewable projects to...
WHITEHALL
Progress on devolution 'too slow' - LGA vice-president
By Dan Peters | 16 June 2023
A Local Government Association vice-president has expressed ‘serious concerns about the Governmen...
FINANCE
Long-term solution sought to drainage board pressure
By Dan Peters | 12 June 2023
Councils are seeking a ‘long-term solution’ as internal drainage boards (IDB) warn increasing ene...
FINANCE
Inflation, finance and the future
By James Maker | 30 May 2023
Inflation may be coming down, but local government will still face some tricky decisions. James M...
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