Legal

By Martin Ford | 12 February 2021

The Government has dropped its controversial cap on public sector exit payments after admitting i...

PENSIONS

Split emerges as exit pay cap case approaches

By Martin Ford | 08 February 2021

Divisions have emerged between the Local Government Association (LGA) and groups challenging the ...

WHITEHALL

Government 'understands' virtual meetings call

By Dan Peters | 08 February 2021

Sector representatives have been told their arguments for allowing virtual meetings to continue h...

Disrepair and different tenures

By Andrew Lane | 01 February 2021

Barrister Andrew Lane offers an overview of scenarios where the local authority freeholder is at ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Subsidy Control – the new state aid

By Julian Jarrett | 01 February 2021

Councils still need to comply with new ‘Subsidy Control’ requirements, despite the end of state a...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Legal advice sought in fight to keep remote meetings

By Heather Jameson | 28 January 2021

Local government officers are seeking legal advice to work out if councils can continue to hold m...

WHITEHALL

Fresh calls for standards code sanctions

By Dan Peters | 26 January 2021

Fresh calls for meaningful sanctions on badly behaving councillors were made this week after the ...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Local authorities and coronavirus

By Clare Hardy | 25 January 2021

Tiffany Cloynes and Clare Hardy of Geldards look at the implications of the pandemic for the way ...

LEGAL

New procurement rules – a chance to have your say

By Helen Randall | 22 January 2021

Helen Randall at Trowers & Hamlins outlines the major changes to procurement rules proposed in th...

LEGAL

May elections to go ahead as chiefs call for indemnity

By Dan Peters | 21 January 2021

Local elections will go ahead on 6 May despite the ongoing pandemic, Prime Minister Boris Johnson...

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