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Increasing homelessness blamed for council company failure
HOMELESSNESS

Increasing homelessness blamed for council company failure

By Joe Lepper | 26 March 2026

London Councils has blamed ‘increased homelessness rates’ for the failure of a company formed to procure properties to tackle the issue.

POLICY AND POLITICS

Lack of transparency blamed for Best Value 'mistrust'

By Joe Lepper | 24 March 2026

A lack of transparency in the Best Value system has ‘led to mistrust’ among councils around the G...

MINISTRY OF HOUSING, COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Ministry accused of 'letting councils down'

By Dan Peters | 05 March 2026

A chief executive has accused the Government of ‘letting councils down’ by failing to provide cer...

ROUGH SLEEPING

Councils record mixed rough sleeping picture

By Neil Merrick | 02 March 2026

Councils that traditionally report large numbers of rough sleepers recorded fewer people sleeping...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

LGA to look into scale of £100k salary sign off burden

By Dan Peters | 26 February 2026

The Local Government Association (LGA) is to look into the scale of the burden of members having ...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Renewed LGA pressure over settlement timing

By Dan Peters | 26 February 2026

The Local Government Association (LGA) has urged ministers to implement the recommendations of an...

IMPROVEMENT

EXCLUSIVE: £1.6m bill for intervention support

By Dan Peters | 10 February 2026

Councils under Government intervention have shelled out more than £1.6m on staff and consultants ...

FINANCE

City council requests £15m exceptional financial support

By Dan Peters | 06 February 2026

Brighton & Hove City Council has requested £15m of exceptional financial support (EFS) from the M...

HOUSING

Reed hails housing starts increase

By Dan Peters | 16 January 2026

The number of new build starts in the year ending September 2025 has increased by 18% compared to...

WHITEHALL

Feeling of influence drops, Government survey finds

By Dan Peters | 16 December 2025

The proportion of adults who believe they can personally influence decisions affecting their area...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

EXCLUSIVE: Local government outcomes framework to be expanded

By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters | 11 December 2025

Whitehall plan to broaden outcomes framework revealed.

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frederica-diamanta

Programme Director (LGR Transition)

£121k – £134k (fixed term 2 years with option to extend)

Hertfordshire is embarking on one of the most significant transformations in its public services for a generation. Apply for this job

Hertfordshire County Council

Assistant Director People Commissioning

£99,433 to £112,411

Bradford is a district on the rise: ambitious, confident and determined to deliver lasting change. Apply for this job

City of Bradford MDC

Strategic Director Environment

£159,862 to £167,495

Bradford is a district on the rise: ambitious, confident and determined to deliver lasting change. Apply for this job

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