Wales

By William Eichler | 09 September 2024

Failure to address an estimated £4bn black hole in the finances of councils across England, Scotl...

POLITICS

Council information call ahead of early prisoner release

By Dan Peters | 05 September 2024

Councils have called for more information as the Government prepares to ‘temporarily’ reduce the ...

FINANCE

Reserves raid to keep councils afloat, survey finds

By William Eichler | 04 September 2024

More than a dozen council leaders have warned they will have to draw on already depleted financia...

HOUSING

Nutrient neutrality plan won't unblock building, warn housebuilders

By Dan Peters | 28 August 2024

Labour’s proposals to address the issue of nutrient neutrality will fail to unblock the construct...

POLICY

Working together to tackle poverty stigma in Wales – five key insights

By Amanda Hill-Dixon | 23 August 2024

Amanda Hill-Dixon sets out five insights gained by the Wales Centre for Public Policy from its ex...

DIGITAL

Audit warning over councils' digital ambitions

By Martin Ford | 15 August 2024

Councils are taking risks as they turn to technology to ease financial pressures, Audit Wales has...

AUDIT

Audit Wales tells councils to improve performance information

By Emily Twinch | 30 July 2024

Councils in Wales are not giving enough information to leaders about what their communities think...

FINANCE

Tax reform law passed in Wales

By Dan Peters | 17 July 2024

The Senedd yesterday passed a Bill to reform business rates and council tax in Wales.

PAY

Unison members reject pay offer

By Dan Peters | 04 July 2024

Local government members of trade union Unison in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have voted ...

Council consent not required for Welsh election reform pilots

By Martin Ford | 03 July 2024

The Welsh Government will be able to force councils to pilot election reforms if necessary under ...

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