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FINANCE
Asylum 'perma-backlog' to impact councils
By Martin Ford | 22 August 2023
Reforms to the UK’s asylum system are likely to pile more pressure on councils struggling to supp...
LEGISLATION
Boycott Bill faces Scottish opposition
By Martin Ford | 16 August 2023
The UK Government’s planned ban on council boycotts is facing opposition from Holyrood.
PUBLIC HEALTH
Centralisation is the real problem in the ULEZ debate
By Zoë Billingham | 16 August 2023
While mayors are grappling with the implications of facing the important issue of air quality, ce...
IMPROVEMENT
Sheffield's fresh start aims to rebuild trust
By Heather Jameson | 16 August 2023
After the tree felling scandal, Sheffield is determined to move on as a city and a council, and t...
HEALTH
Local government funding system has 'broken down'
By Mark Conrad | 15 August 2023
The funding system for local government has ‘broken down’ and what councils currently receive fro...
PAY
'Mass exodus' claims at North Lincolnshire
By Martin Ford | 14 August 2023
North Lincolnshire Council is facing a ‘mass exodus’ of senior staff, opposition members have cla...
FINANCE
Rowley insists Oflog will not take over audit
By Dan Peters | 14 August 2023
A minister has been forced to clarify that Oflog is not attempting to replace the council audit s...
WHITEHALL
FRC backs Treasury asset valuation review
By Dan Peters | 14 August 2023
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has backed the Treasury’s thematic review of local governme...
WHITEHALL
Call for social mobility to have bigger role in funding allocation
By Dan Peters | 11 August 2023
The Government should do more to ‘actively target’ council funding to low social mobility areas, ...
WHITEHALL
Optics of Afghan refugee eviction questioned
By Dan Peters | 07 August 2023
Councils have questioned the optics of the Government’s decision to serve legal notices on Afghan...
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