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COUNCIL TAX
Think-tank calls for reform of 'regressive' council tax in Scotland
By Laura Sharman | 12 April 2021
Council tax in Scotland should be increased to the same levels as the rest of the UK, a think-tan...
WHITEHALL
MPs reject call for army vet checks
By Mark Conrad | 07 April 2021
Parliament has rejected calls for a duty on local public bodies to ask service users whether they...
IMPROVEMENT
Labour's Liverpool review will 'shake the tree'
By Mark Conrad | 07 April 2021
The Labour Party has kick-started its inquiry into failings at Liverpool City Council.
WHITEHALL
Home secretary urges councils to house asylum seekers
By Mark Conrad | 07 April 2021
Home secretary Priti Patel has urged local authorities to identify further accommodation to house...
WHITEHALL
Region refuses to take more asylum seekers
By Dan Peters | 31 March 2021
The West Midlands has refused to take any more asylum seekers unless the Home Office agrees to a ...
COMMUNITIES
How to promote community participation
By Ann McGauran | 30 March 2021
Ann McGauran reports from a FutureGov workshop on the best way to empower communities to get invo...
WHITEHALL
Districts to warn government over New Homes Bonus changes
By Dan Peters | 29 March 2021
District councils are expected to urge the Government not to mess with a scheme that acts as a ‘p...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Labour announces candidate for Liverpool mayor
By Heather Jameson | 29 March 2021
Joanne Anderson has been announced as the Labour candidate to stand as mayor of Liverpool City Co...
CLIMATE CHANGE
A task as difficult as good community engagement needs a plan
By Chris Church | 29 March 2021
When it comes to climate action some communities are labelled ‘hard to reach’ – but when they spe...
FINANCE
Councils to be given five years to spend Right to Buy receipts
By Mark Conrad | 22 March 2021
Councils will be given five years to spend receipts from Right to Buy sales as part of an overhau...
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