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DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

Looking at the wider picture

By Heather Jameson | 08 January 2019

Martin Swales, the new president of SOLACE, talks to Heather Jameson about his plans to use his ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

FoI and the hidden side of safeguarding

By Ann McGauran | 08 January 2019

FOI responses show more than half of the councils approached had reported incidents in the last t...

LONDON COUNCILS

Cracking the code

By Ann McGauran | 08 January 2019

The complexity of the budgetary challenges faced by English councils has raised the alarm within ...

FINANCE

Ministers say funding situation will soon improve - but councils are more uncertain

By Dan Peters | 14 December 2018

Is it the 'worst secret Santa ever' or 'recognition that the Government has listened on a number...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Redefining the rules about resettlement

By Hiba Mahamadi | 05 December 2018

Andy Burnham threatened to pull Greater Manchester out of the asylum resettlement scheme - igniti...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Breaking down the barriers to change

By Heather Jameson | 04 December 2018

A survey of local authority chief executives and directors by The MJ and BT found strong resistan...

HOUSING

A developing story

By Heather Jameson | 28 November 2018

Heather Jameson talks to chief executive of Homes England Nick Walkley about supporting house bui...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Opportunities for the brave lie ahead

By Ann McGauran | 28 November 2018

How can local authorities best harness the talents of their future workforce – and could councils...

DIGITAL

Digital exclusion is London's challenge

By Ann McGauran | 28 November 2018

Exclusive: A new survey of London councillors shows digital exclusion is seen as their biggest ch...

BUSINESS

'Living wills are not enough on their own'

By Hiba Mahamadi | 27 November 2018

The post-Carillion move by the Government to get outsourcing companies to draw up ‘living wills’ ...