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Former councillor rages at lack of accountability for Brum failures
POLICY AND POLITICS

Former councillor rages at lack of accountability for Brum failures

By Joe Lepper | 15 June 2026

Senior officers and commissioners at Birmingham City Council should be held to account for their ‘failures’ at the under-intervention local authority, according to a former chair of the authority’s...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Government intervenes amid local plan concerns

By Joe Lepper | 12 June 2026

The Government has intervened in Torbay Council’s emerging local plan amid concerns it falls shor...

STEVE REED

Reed warns of sanctions over service standards

By Martin Ford | 21 May 2026

Local government secretary Steve Reed has warned of sanctions for councils that fail to meet new ...

POLICY AND POLITICS

EXCLUSIVE: MHCLG working to overhaul Best Value

By Dan Peters | 14 May 2026

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is working on a review and upda...

POLICY AND POLITICS

EXCLUSIVE: 'Illegal' deal to end Birmingham strike risks £200m equal pay bill

By Martin Ford | 30 April 2026

Birmingham City Council could open itself up to equal pay liabilities worth £200m if a proposed d...

FINANCE

CIPFA to consult on financial management codes

By Martin Ford | 29 April 2026

The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) is to consult on the rules gove...

MAYORS

Ministers still unconvinced by Tees Valley's Best Value

By Paul Marinko | 27 April 2026

The Government has said it continues to require assurances that Tees Valley Combined Authority (T...

INTERVENTION

Council receives first record-keeping watchdog warning

By Martin Ford | 13 April 2026

A watchdog has intervened after Perth and Kinross Council was found to have abolished a director-...

FINANCE

Reed to activate intervention powers

By Martin Ford | 01 April 2026

Questions have been raised over Government moves to implement fresh direct intervention powers in...

REORGANISATION

Disentangling Woking's knots

By Heather Jameson | 01 April 2026

Sent in to stabilise debt-ridden Woking BC, Richard Carr tells Heather Jameson he’s determined to...

FINANCE

Warrington faces £110m loss, envoys warn

By William Eichler | 25 March 2026

Financially struggling Warrington Council is facing a net loss of nearly £110m due to its investm...

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