Wales

By Michael Burton | 21 June 2022

Central Government wastes more money than local government because of the bidding culture, Greate...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Davies elected to lead Labour in local government

By Martin Ford | 13 June 2022

The leader of Telford & Wrekin Council, Shaun Davies, has been elected to head up the Local Gover...

HEALTH

Welsh auditors: NHS waiting lists could take seven years to clear

By Heather Jameson | 31 May 2022

It could be seven years before Wales sees its NHS waiting lists come back down to pre-pandemic le...

PAY

Equal pay challenge warning

By Dan Peters | 23 May 2022

‘Huge equal pay challenges in many areas’ could be sparked if employers are forced to retrospecti...

WHITEHALL

Inflation 'biggest worry' for pension schemes

By Dan Peters | 19 May 2022

Inflation is the biggest worry for six out of 10 local government pension scheme (LGPS) professio...

Conservatives lose their lone Welsh council

08 May 2022

In Wales, the Conservatives lost their only council at the local elections, with Labour the clear...

SCOTLAND

Scottish census extended amid low completion rate

By Chris Mahony | 03 May 2022

The Scottish Government has extended the deadline for census returns by four weeks in a bid to bo...

WHITEHALL

All regions told to take asylum seekers

By Dan Peters | 14 April 2022

All regions of England, Scotland and Wales will be expected to take a share of asylum seekers und...

FINANCE

Government unveils £2.6bn UK Shared Prosperity Fund

By Martin Ford | 13 April 2022

The Scottish and Welsh Governments say they have been short-changed by the UK Shared Prosperity F...

FINANCE

Town halls must find more cash for wages

By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters and Paul Marinko | 06 April 2022

Councils have been warned they will have to find more in their budgets to fund the sector’s incre...

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