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WHITEHALL

Government to review commercial investment data

By Dan Peters | 21 May 2020

The Government will review the data it collects on commercial investments by councils after it wa...

WHITEHALL

Treasury criticised for 'attack' on council sovereignty

By Dan Peters | 12 May 2020

A Treasury crackdown on local authorities using cheap finance to buy commercial property for rent...

BUSINESS

Warning over coronavirus and commercial investment cocktail

By Dan Peters | 11 May 2020

Worried finance chiefs have warned some councils that invested in commercial property have been p...

WHITEHALL

Shielding improvements on agenda for LGA and Whitehall

By Dan Peters | 11 May 2020

The Local Government Association is working with Whitehall to improve the support system for the ...

WHITEHALL

MPs tell department to 'get a grip' on SEND

By Dan Peters | 05 May 2020

The Department for Education (DfE) does not have a grip on mounting pressure in the special educa...

WHITEHALL

MHCLG to step up direct engagement with councils

By Dan Peters | 16 March 2020

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is to step up its direct engage...

WHITEHALL

SEND system 'not working as well as it should' - top civil servant

By Naomi Larsson | 09 March 2020

The reformed system for supporting children with special and educational needs and disabilities (...

BUSINESS

Hillier calls for freedom of information extension

By Michael Burton | 02 March 2020

House of Commons Public Accounts Committee chair Meg Hillier has called for the Freedom of Inform...

FINANCE

Delayed audit council names kept under wraps

By Dan Peters | 14 November 2019

The 150 councils where auditors were unable to issue an opinion by the end of September are expec...

WHITEHALL

£5.2bn and counting

By Dan Peters | 22 August 2019

The Local Government Association (LGA) will argue the sector faces a £5.2bn funding gap in 2020/2...

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