Councillors

By Paul Marinko | 30 March 2020

Gateshead MBC is to formally consult on proposals to bring its housing services back in-house.

FINANCE

Make councils account for extreme investments

By Heather Jameson | 19 March 2020

Local government needs a new way to hold councils to account when they are making ‘extreme’ inves...

Who watches the watchers?

By Donald Graham | 18 March 2020

Donald Graham reviews the recent history of local government standards and concludes two-tier and...

DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

Local government audit deadline extended

By Martin Ford | 17 March 2020

The deadline for local government financial audits has been pushed back by two months.

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Councils respond to coronavirus outbreak

By Martin Ford | 16 March 2020

Councils have closed, events and meetings have been cancelled and some politicians are in self-is...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Plans drawn up for remote meetings

By Heather Jameson | 16 March 2020

Plans to let local authorities conduct their council meetings remotely are being considered by th...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Row over York chief departure

By Naomi Larsson | 10 March 2020

A row has erupted over the departure of York City Council’s chief executive.

HUMAN RESOURCES

Joint chief executive makes sudden departure

By Martin Ford | 09 March 2020

The retirement ‘with immediate effect’ of the chief executive of Staffordshire Moorlands DC and H...

WHITEHALL

Greater Birmingham LEP: Let councils decide boundaries

By Dan Peters | 02 March 2020

A West Midlands local enterprise partnership (LEP) has told ministers the decision on future boun...

FINANCE

Controversial Stoke budget rejected in council vote

By Martin Ford | 02 March 2020

Councillors are deadlocked over the budget just a week ahead of the national deadline.

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