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COUNCILLORS
Councillor suspension power welcomed by officers
By Dan Peters | 23 January 2025
Council chiefs have welcomed Government moves to give councils powers to suspend councillors foun...
FINANCE
Frustration mounts over delay to National Insurance allocations
By Dan Peters | 23 January 2025
The Government has still not revealed how much each council will be compensated for the increase ...
WORKFORCE
Sector targets Gen Z to tackle workforce crisis
By Joe Lepper | 23 January 2025
Councils are focusing on hiring young skilled workers to solve their recruitment and retention pr...
IMPROVEMENT
Envoys sent in to Tower Hamlets
By Heather Jameson | 22 January 2025
Local government minister Jim McMahon has sent three envoys in to improve Tower Hamlets LBC follo...
DEVOLUTION
Mayor warns of creating 'behemoths'
By Martin Ford | 22 January 2025
A mayor has warned of creating local government ‘behemoths’ overburdened with responsibilities.
REORGANISATION
Norwich launches city unitary bid
By Paul Marinko | 22 January 2025
Norwich City councillors have voted unanimously in favour of pursuing unitary status as part of p...
PEOPLE
Penna appoints director of recruitment
By Martin Ford | 22 January 2025
Penna has announced that Dawar Hashmi has been appointed director of recruitment.
HOUSING
LGA steps in to address North-South housing tensions
By Paul Marinko | 22 January 2025
Sector tensions between the North and South over out-of-area placements have prompted the Local G...
REORGANISATION
Tewkesbury councillors advised to scrap name change
By Ellie Ames | 21 January 2025
Officers have recommended that Tewkesbury BC abandons the process of changing its name after loca...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Knowsley leaving children 'being harmed or at risk'
By Emily Twinch | 21 January 2025
Regulator Ofsted has rated Knowsley MBC’s children’s services inadequate, warning the council was...
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