FINANCE

EXCLUSIVE: Ministry scraps competitive bid element for fund

By Dan Peters | 05 June 2025

The next round of the Brownfield Land Release Fund (BLRF) will not be allocated by councils biddi...

SEND

A story of smarter SEND funding

By Natalie Kenneison | 05 June 2025

Natalie Kenneison says that despite soaring SEND deficits, a quieter story of progress is unfoldi...

FINANCE

Shovel-ready Spending Review

By Heather Jameson | 05 June 2025

The local government world is divided into two types of people: those who are resigned to their f...

SEND

SEND costs pushing capital's councils to bankruptcy

By Paul Marinko | 05 June 2025

London Councils has claimed almost half of the capital’s local authorities are at risk of bankrup...

FINANCE

EXCLUSIVE: Ministry admits disabled grant delay

By Joe Lepper | 05 June 2025

Councils will not receive their 2025-26 Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) funding until late June, ...

EQUAL PAY

EXCLUSIVE: Coventry equal pay bill could be more than £30m

By Dan Peters | 05 June 2025

Coventry City Council could face an equal pay bill of more than £30m, The MJ understands.

FINANCE

EXCLUSIVE: Reorganisation tax warning

By Dan Peters | 05 June 2025

Town and parish councils have warned ministers not to impose restrictions on their ability to rai...

FINANCE

Councils told cuts will follow

By By Martin Ford | 05 June 2025

Councils have been warned to brace for grant cuts after next week’s Spending Review despite deput...

FINANCE

Thurrock Council seeks 'justice' following alleged fraud

By Izzy Lepone | 04 June 2025

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has launched an investigation into Rockfire Investment Finance fo...

DEVOLUTION

Questions over devolution boundaries

By Martin Ford | 04 June 2025

An influential Labour backbencher has questioned the Government’s approach to rolling out English...

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