Policy-and-politics - Page 60

By Dan Peters | 21 February 2023

Seven in 10 councils do not expect to be able to dole out a key winter energy bill grant until th...

LEGISLATION

Government rejects levelling up mission on child poverty

21 February 2023

A Lords’ amendment to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill requiring a clear mission on child p...

FINANCE

District asks for capitalisation direction to restore reserves

By Dan Peters | 20 February 2023

Tandridge DC has requested a capitalisation direction funded from capital receipts to restore its...

FINANCE

Number of homeless Ukrainian refugees mounts

By Martin Ford | 20 February 2023

Politicians have made a cross-party call to extend support for Ukrainian refugees to prevent them...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Councils urged to develop stronger DCS succession planning

By Mark Conrad | 20 February 2023

Councils have been urged to develop stronger succession plans for key children’s services roles a...

WALES

Labour proposes new anti-social behaviour powers for councils

By Dan Peters | 17 February 2023

Councils would be able to force offenders in England and Wales to remove graffiti or rubbish unde...

WHITEHALL

Levelling up director appointed amid recruitment uncertainty

By Paul Marinko | 17 February 2023

The Government is still ‘reviewing the recruitment process for levelling up directors’ despite ap...

LEGAL

Boroughs to challenge ULEZ in courts

By Chris Ames | 17 February 2023

Five Conservative councils have launched a judicial review over the expansion of the Ultra-Low Em...

HEALTH

Inequalities hitting life expectancy, report finds

By Paul Marinko | 16 February 2023

Socio-economic inequalities are wiping an average of 1.5 years off the lives of people in the mos...

WHITEHALL

Performance body planned, but no league table return

By Dan Peters | 15 February 2023

Whitehall officials have told the sector they do not intend to create league tables as they push ...

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