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Rough sleepers to be offered 'route off the streets'
POLICY AND POLITICS

Rough sleepers to be offered 'route off the streets'

By Dan Peters | 19 August 2026

The Government has announced that everyone sleeping rough this winter will be offered a ‘route off the streets if they need it’.

DEVOLUTION

A mayor's journey shows why councils are essential partners in government

By Shabnum Mustapha | 30 July 2026

Shabnum Mustapha says Burnham’s mayoral experience highlights councils’ vital role in delivering ...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Burnham promises to give councils more powers as Rayner returns to replace Reed

By Neil Merrick | 20 July 2026

Andy Burnham has promised to give councils greater powers to tackle problems such as rough sleepi...

ANGELA RAYNER

Rayner calls for care worker rethink

By Dan Peters | 11 June 2026

Ex-local government secretary Angela Rayner has urged the Government to rethink plans to change i...

PEOPLE

Cardiff chief to step down after 12 years

By Dan Peters | 15 May 2026

Cardiff Council chief executive Paul Orders has revealed he intends to step down after more than ...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Sector's insurance mutual to be struck off

By Dan Peters | 30 April 2026

The firm created to provide additional insurance options to councils is expected to be struck off...

HOMELESSNESS

Increasing homelessness blamed for council company failure

By Joe Lepper | 26 March 2026

London Councils has blamed ‘increased homelessness rates’ for the failure of a company formed to ...

COVID

'Widespread lack of understanding' to blame for key worker oversight

By Neil Merrick | 02 March 2026

A government failure to recognise council employees as key workers during the pandemic must be re...

COVID

Covid Inquiry: Government 'failed to engage' with councils

By Martin Ford | 20 November 2025

The UK and devolved governments should have done more to engage with councils during the pandemic...

LEGAL

Professional body for monitoring officers to be launched this month

By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters | 06 November 2025

Launch of professional body for monitoring officers will add to those already established for chi...

PUBLIC HEALTH

Navigating the Covid storm

By Barry Quirk | 04 November 2025

A book about how a London borough which found itself with the highest incidence of Covid-19 in th...

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