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POLITICS
Councils could get powers to suspend members
By Dan Peters | 19 December 2024
Councils could get powers to suspend councillors found to have breached their code of conduct und...
POLITICS
Pennycook: Compulsory purchase to be made 'faster and more efficient'
By Dan Peters | 19 December 2024
Councils will be ‘empowered to buy cheaper land’ through the use of compulsory purchase orders un...
PLANNING
Government changes rules to spot slow planners
By Dan Peters | 17 December 2024
The speed with which councils decide planning applications will be assessed over a shorter time p...
HOMELESSNESS
'Duty to collaborate' over homelessness call
By Dan Peters | 16 December 2024
Labour-led London Councils has called for a ‘duty to collaborate’ to be placed on five Whitehall ...
FINANCE
'Budgetary pressures' force plea to Government
By Emily Twinch | 16 December 2024
Councillors at Labour-led Cheshire East Council have agreed to ask the Government for two more ye...
SCOTLAND
'Record' funding settlement for Scottish councils
By Dan Peters | 13 December 2024
Scottish councils are expected to share a ‘record’ funding settlement of more than £15bn, provisi...
FINANCE
4.3% boost for Welsh councils
By Dan Peters | 12 December 2024
Councils will receive £6.1bn from the Welsh Government to spend on delivering key services, incre...
POLITICS
Increased housebuilding targets for councils
By Dan Peters | 12 December 2024
Areas with the highest unaffordability for housing and greatest potential for growth will be hand...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
EXCLUSIVE: LGA overhaul mooted after 'big conversation'
By Dan Peters | 12 December 2024
The Local Government Association (LGA) could be overhauled as part of efforts to increase its inf...
POLICY
Mayors can transform towns and cities with more powers and funding, says report
By Emily Twinch | 12 December 2024
Metro mayors need greater powers and funding so they can achieve their potential for driving rege...
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