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PLANNING
Gove attacks four-day week 'nonsense' in conference speech
By Martin Ford | 03 October 2023
Local government secretary Michael Gove delivered a speech to the Conservative Party Conference l...
FINANCE
Southampton launches improvement board
By Heather Jameson | 03 October 2023
Southampton City Council has formed its own voluntary improvement board as it battles budgetary p...
WHITEHALL
Havering warns of s114 despite meetings with Government
By Paul Marinko | 03 October 2023
Havering LBC’s leader Ray Morgon has warned the council may be forced to declare effective bankru...
HUMAN RESOURCES
Combatting colossal challenges - future-proofing local authorities
By Anton Roe | 03 October 2023
With the right partner, cloud-based solutions are a more cost-effective route to modernisation th...
WHITEHALL
Reform call ahead of vehicle tax widening
By Dan Peters | 02 October 2023
A senior local government figure has called for the expansion of vehicle excise duty (VED) to zer...
FINANCE
Council's 'low-risk approach' questioned
By Martin Ford | 02 October 2023
A council has been urged by Local Government Association (LGA) peers to take more risks to improv...
FINANCE
Rejected £90m reallocated to other councils
By Dan Peters | 02 October 2023
Some £90m for councils to reduce the risk of homelessness for new arrivals to the UK has been rea...
WHITEHALL
LGA seeks assessment over mental health withdrawal cost
By Mark Conrad | 02 October 2023
The Local Government Association (LGA) is seeking an assessment of how cash saved when police att...
DATA
The sound of overstretched elastic bands snapping?
By Blair McPherson | 02 October 2023
The budget setting process provides an insight into how sensitivity to the political undercurrent...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Select committee looks to launch financial distress inquiry
By Dan Peters | 29 September 2023
Senior local government figures have been approached to give evidence as MPs consider launching a...
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