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WHITEHALL
DCN bid for place on chief executives' network rejected
By Dan Peters | 09 February 2021
Senior Whitehall officials have knocked back a District Councils’ Network (DCN) bid to win a plac...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Pressure mounts on Jenrick over audit
By Dan Peters | 09 February 2021
Whitehall officials are putting communities secretary Robert Jenrick under pressure to change cou...
WHITEHALL
Government 'understands' virtual meetings call
By Dan Peters | 08 February 2021
Sector representatives have been told their arguments for allowing virtual meetings to continue h...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Minister defends 'dangerous' Towns Fund
By Martin Ford | 05 February 2021
Local government minister Luke Hall has been forced to fend off accusations of divisiveness and p...
FINANCE
Jenrick announces final finance settlement
By Martin Ford | 04 February 2021
The Government has published the final local government finance settlement for England.
FINANCE
Six councils edge closer to bail out deal
By Heather Jameson | 04 February 2021
Six councils are deep in negotiations with the Government in a bid to claw them out of their fina...
CLIMATE CHANGE
Flood recovery funding calls rejected
By Martin Ford | 02 February 2021
The Government has ruled out releasing national funds for flood recovery in the wake of Storm Chr...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Finding more funding
By Martin Ford | 02 February 2021
A flurry of Government grants have been received by local authorities in the wake of the pandemic...
FINANCE
Croydon: There is 'no alternative' to capitalisation
By Heather Jameson | 02 February 2021
There is ‘no credible alternative’ to capitalisation in a bid to rescue Croydon LBC’s finances, a...
WHITEHALL
Councils submit latest financial data
By Dan Peters | 01 February 2021
Councils have submitted their ninth data return on the pandemic-related pressures facing their fi...
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