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SOCIAL SERVICES
Housing 'key factor' in rising children's services costs
By Joe Lepper | 25 April 2025
Poor housing has emerged as a ‘key contributing factor’ in councils’ mounting bill for children i...
ENVIRONMENT
Carbon tax could cost councils billions
By Dan Peters | 25 April 2025
Councils have called for reform of a planned tax on burning plastic.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
LGA updates business plan amid reorganisation shake-up
By Dan Peters | 09 April 2025
The Local Government Association (LGA) is working on a new business plan as mayors increasingly r...
HOUSING
Cost of homelessness leaves councils reeling
By Joe Lepper | 03 April 2025
Councils are being ‘pushed to breaking point’ by the ballooning cost of homelessness support, cha...
ENGAGEMENT
MHCLG reshuffle after engagement improvements
By Dan Peters | 03 April 2025
Engagement between the UK Government and councils has generally improved since Labour’s General E...
LEGAL
EXCLUSIVE: Sector bodies decline to join legal challenge
By Dan Peters | 03 April 2025
The County Councils’ Network (CCN) and Rural Services’ Network (RSN) will not financially support...
RECRUITMENT
Six-figure salaries defended
By William Eichler | 01 April 2025
Council leaders have defended local government salaries exceeding six figures, arguing they were ...
HOUSING
Government 'appears complacent' over tackling cladding crisis
By William Eichler | 21 March 2025
The Government ‘appears complacent’ about the fact that there is insufficient capacity and skills...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Finances threaten 1.5m housebuilding target
By William Eichler | 20 March 2025
The pressure on social housing finances at the local level could undermine the Government’s ambit...
REORGANISATION
Consultants earn from reorganisation shake-up
By Dan Peters | 12 March 2025
Under-threat councils have commissioned expensive consultants amid the reorganisation shake-up.
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