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WHITEHALL
LGA to beef up council oversight amid Oflog fears
By Heather Jameson | 07 March 2023
The Local Government Association has revealed plans to beef up its oversight of councils in an ef...
IMPROVEMENT
LGA must show teeth as it beefs up peer review
By Heather Jameson | 07 March 2023
The new watchdog Oflog indicates the Government’s belief that it can’t quite trust the Local Gove...
WHITEHALL
Expert warning over public health levelling up target
By Ann McGauran | 06 March 2023
The Government’s ambitious public health levelling up mission is impossible to meet by its 2035 d...
WHITEHALL
Councils plead for extra audit time
By William Eichler | 03 March 2023
English councils have pleaded for an extra month for local authorities to publish their draft una...
WHITEHALL
Braverman lobbied over asylum placement warning
By Mark Conrad | 28 February 2023
Sector figures have held talks with the home secretary over Whitehall’s asylum policy weeks after...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Looking beyond growth
By Paul Marinko | 28 February 2023
While the focus on this month’s Budget will be on growth, the faltering economy means councils ar...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
LGA peers' warning over Spelthorne
By Mark Conrad | 27 February 2023
Poor behaviour by some councillors at Spelthorne BC is damaging the authority’s reputation and ca...
WHITEHALL
Qualifications likely for housing directors amid Gove push
By Paul Marinko | 27 February 2023
Council housing directors are likely to be expected to gain an ‘appropriate’ qualification after ...
WHITEHALL
Children's social worker numbers drop for first time since 2017
By Paul Marinko | 27 February 2023
The Government has been urged to act after official figures showed the number of children’s socia...
FINANCE
Unprecedented transformation required at Cherwell
By Martin Ford | 27 February 2023
Cherwell DC must embark on transformation ‘on a scale not experienced before’ to meet budget cons...
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