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CHILDREN'S SERVICES
What are councils' obligations towards children and social care in their area?
By Clare Hardy | 14 April 2020
Clare Hardy highlights the range of existing obligations in relation to children and social care ...
BUSINESS
Council chief resigns amid allowance probe
By Dan Peters | 14 April 2020
Surrey Heath BC’s chief executive has announced her resignation from the council amid an independ...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Experts seek clarification on virtual meetings regulations
By Ann McGauran | 06 April 2020
Councils should give five working days’ notice for virtual meetings or use normal urgency procedu...
LEGAL
Keeping tenants and leaseholders safe – the immediate challenge
By Rebecca Rees | 02 April 2020
The challenge of the new building safety regime will be best met by involving all council departm...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Changes to governance structures are needed in a time of pandemic
By Helen McGrath | 31 March 2020
Decision making is a pressing concern facing local government lawyers due to the evolving pandemi...
LEGAL
Lawyers warn Deprivation of Liberty safeguards will be 'paralysed' by pandemic
By Ann McGauran | 31 March 2020
COVID-19 will ‘paralyse’ the system of Deprivation of Liberty safeguards (DoLS), says the organis...
BUSINESS
Union and council end dispute amid coronavirus crisis
By Paul Marinko | 24 March 2020
Trade union Unite has said its dispute with Veolia over holiday pay for refuse staff working at T...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Jenrick urges councils not to delay on coronavirus spending
By Dan Peters | 17 March 2020
Local government secretary Robert Jenrick this week urged council leaders not to put off decision...
WHITEHALL
Experts' warning over McCloud
By Dan Peters | 09 March 2020
Implementing and communicating changes that address age discrimination in the local government pe...
FINANCE
NHS trusts lodge business rates appeal
By Dan Peters | 25 February 2020
NHS trusts have applied for permission to appeal a High Court ruling that said they were not elig...
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