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WHITEHALL

Council escapes sanction despite missing deadline

By Naomi Larsson | 14 January 2019

Derby City Council has been given more time to tackle air pollution despite ministers warning of ...

WHITEHALL

LGA puts 2019/20 funding gap at £3bn

By Dan Peters | 10 January 2019

Councils face an overall funding gap of more than £3bn in 2019/20, the Local Government Associati...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Whitehall to ramp up Brexit engagement

By Dan Peters | 10 January 2019

Whitehall is to ramp up the frequency of its engagement with councils on Brexit as the prime mini...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Nine out of ten councils blow the budget on children's care

By Heather Jameson | 09 January 2019

Nearly ninety percent of councils overspent on children’s social care last year, according to fig...

REORGANISATION

Northamptonshire reorganisation 'driven by politicians' - Lord Porter

By Martin Ford | 08 January 2019

The proposed unitarisation of Northamptonshire has been questioned by Local Government Associatio...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Brokenshire lifts funding cap as homeless deaths rocket

By Dan Peters | 21 December 2018

Housing secretary James Brokenshire lifted the cap on the cold weather fund on the same day it wa...

WHITEHALL

Government: Start preparing for no-deal Brexit

By Dan Peters | 19 December 2018

Ministers are ‘ramping up’ planning for a no-deal Brexit as the prospect becomes more likely.

FINANCE

Use of temporary accommodation rockets

By Dan Peters | 13 December 2018

The number of households in temporary accommodation has rocketed by 71% over the last eight years...

FINANCE

Peer challenge's dynamic benefits

By John Henderson | 12 December 2018

John Henderson reflects on a year of both leading and receiving peer challenges – and concludes t...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Councils are coming out of the shadows

By Paul Wheeler | 12 December 2018

While we can do without friendly fire from a failing Government, councils do need to address issu...

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