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By Abdool Kara | 23 March 2021

Abdool Kara asks if the lessons of Lansley will be learned, 'especially the making-redundant-the...

FINANCE

Marsham Street told to improve transparency

By Martin Ford | 19 March 2021

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has come under fire from financ...

DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

Watchdog warns of post-pandemic underfunding crisis

By Michael Burton | 16 March 2021

Local government has been praised by the national finance watchdog for its response to the pandem...

NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE

Fewer than half of local audits done by deadline, watchdog finds

By Ann McGauran | 16 March 2021

Fewer than half of local public bodies’ 2019-20 audits were completed by last November, despite a...

FINANCE

Councils left seriously underfunded, NAO finds

By Michael Burton | 08 March 2021

Coronavirus has left local authorities seriously underfunded and facing budget cuts unless the Go...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Levelling up risks becoming less than the sum of its parts

By Zoe Billingham | 08 March 2021

There is always political appetite for short-term infrastructure projects, but we need transparen...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Pressure mounts on Jenrick over audit

By Dan Peters | 09 February 2021

Whitehall officials are putting communities secretary Robert Jenrick under pressure to change cou...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Councils' role is vital to a fulsome recovery

By Abdool Kara | 26 January 2021

Some loved ones will not be around to experience the renaissance when it comes. But for those who...

COUNCIL TAX

Steering care through crisis

By Heather Jameson | 25 January 2021

The entire care market still faces massive challenges. As part of the National Audit Office inves...

DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

What a year!

By Ann McGauran | 15 December 2020

The MJ reflects on another year in local government, significantly influenced by the pandemic tha...

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