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FINANCE
Good governance: A critical part of a local authority's DNA
By Tiffany Cloynes | 14 August 2023
At a time of unprecedented pressure, Tiffany Cloynes looks at how to make governance and collecti...
WHITEHALL
Optics of Afghan refugee eviction questioned
By Dan Peters | 07 August 2023
Councils have questioned the optics of the Government’s decision to serve legal notices on Afghan...
WHITEHALL
Councils ignore Whitehall data threat
By Dan Peters | 07 August 2023
A number of councils have ignored a Government threat to suspend their access to Whitehall data b...
LEGAL
Deprivation of liberty applications surge
By Martin Ford | 07 August 2023
The number of applications seeking authorisation to deprive children of their liberty has increas...
WHITEHALL
Home Office hotel use for lone child asylum seekers 'unlawful'
By Dan Peters | 28 July 2023
The High Court has found the Home Office’s use of hotels to house lone child asylum seekers to be...
WHITEHALL
Ending asylum hotel use would back UK 'into a corner'
By Martin Ford | 25 July 2023
The UK should not back itself ‘into a corner’ and exclude hotels as part of the solution to soari...
LEGAL
Council leader and deputy to face court after charges
By Mark Conrad | 27 June 2023
Ashfield DC’s leader has been summonsed to court charged with alleged fraud, money laundering, pa...
WHITEHALL
Legality of severance payment guidance questioned
By Dan Peters | 26 June 2023
The Local Government Association (LGA) has questioned the legality of statutory guidance governin...
WHITEHALL
Council loses asylum appeal
By Mark Conrad | 26 June 2023
Braintree DC has lost its appeal against Government plans to house asylum seekers on a former air...
CLIMATE CHANGE
Labour in planning pledge
By Mark Conrad | 19 June 2023
Labour has pledged to tackle planning hurdles preventing the development of renewable projects to...
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