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PENSIONS
Ministers tell pension pools to merge
By Neil Merrick | 14 April 2025
Two local authority pension pools have reacted angrily after their plans to meet new standards we...
REORGANISATION
Reorganisation proposals average 544,000 population
By Neil Merrick | 14 April 2025
Reorganisation proposals submitted by English councils would produce new unitaries of significant...
IMPROVEMENT
Improvement board concludes Liverpool 'well led'
By Neil Merrick | 14 April 2025
A nine-month investigation by an Improvement and Assurance Board (IAB) has concluded that Liverpo...
ASYLUM
Home Office cuts UASC incentive payments
By Paul Marinko | 10 April 2025
The Government has reinstated an incentive scheme for councils accepting the transfer of Unaccomp...
LONDON
Leaders clash with Khan over devo in the capital
By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters | 10 April 2025
The capital’s frustrated boroughs have publicly called for London’s mayor to share some of his po...
AUDIT
Government announces new audit commitments
By Paul Marinko | 09 April 2025
The Government has today set out a series of commitments aimed at ‘overhauling’ local authority a...
REORGANISATION
Ministers set to reject social care trust plans
By EXCLUSIVE by Heather Jameson and Paul Marinko | 27 March 2025
Ministers are likely to reject plans for children’s or adult social care trusts that come as part...
ASYLUM
Asylum hotel contingency plan activated
By Martin Ford | 26 March 2025
The Home Office has activated contingency plans following the axing of an asylum hotel contractor.
FINANCE
Spring Statement: Chancellor banks on house building adding £6.8bn to economy
By Paul Marinko | 26 March 2025
The chancellor’s Spring Statement has placed faith in housebuilding improving public finances and...
ENERGY
North 'key' to renewable energy
By Emily Twinch | 25 March 2025
Ministers should invest in clean manufacturing and set up mayoral-led councils in the North to he...
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