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WHITEHALL
LGA warning over XL Bully dogs ban
By Mark Conrad | 19 March 2024
Councils face a double whammy of soaring costs and declining police support as they try to enforce a ban on XL Bully dogs.
WHITEHALL
Minister urges councils to 'co-locate' planning and licensing
By Mark Conrad | 22 January 2024
Councils have been urged to “co-locate” planning and licensing teams under plans to improve local...
BUSINESS
Coroner's deadline for council after Rottweiler mauling
By Dan Peters | 02 October 2023
A licensing team has been given until 13 November to respond after being urged to take a ‘more pr...
FINANCE
Bold action is needed to avoid widespread financial meltdown
By Ian Miller | 13 September 2023
While some cases of council failure point to poor decision-making or weak internal control, many ...
PLANNING
Protecting the welfare of asylum seekers in Great Yarmouth
By Sheila Oxtoby | 27 September 2022
The Home Office, with no advance notice and no funding, has left local authorities and health ser...
HOUSING
Council announces 'largest' selective licensing scheme in UK
By William Eichler | 20 September 2022
Birmingham City Council has been granted permission to introduce a selective licensing scheme for...
LICENSING
Cooking up a late storm
03 August 2022
It was no ‘half-baked’ plan, but it failed because the promise of ‘jam tomorrow’ was not enough t...
WHITEHALL
Peers highlight lack of progress improving 'flawed' Act
By Mark Conrad | 11 July 2022
Little progress has been made in addressing the lack of coordination between the licensing and pl...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Leaders call for more event licensing powers
By William Eichler | 14 June 2022
Councils should have the power to determine event licensing fees to ensure they fully cover the a...
PUBLIC HEALTH
Councils ask for coronavirus licensing powers
By Martin Ford | 07 August 2020
A call has been made for public health issues to be incorporated into licensing laws.
LEGAL
Short-term thinking
By Stephen McGowan | 07 February 2020
Ahead of the impending introduction of new licensing powers for short-term lets in Scotland, Step...
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