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FINANCE
'Regressive' council tax a growing burden on poorest
By Ellie Ames | 17 February 2025
The average council tax bill rose by 77% in real terms between 1994 and 2020, analysis has found.
REORGANISATION
Slicing districts could slow LGR for fast-track areas
By By Heather Jameson and Dan Peters | 17 February 2025
Cutting across district boundaries to make new unitaries could create a backlog of legislation an...
ELECTIONS
Election reforms needed 'more than ever'
By Martin Ford | 17 February 2025
Reform of how elections are run is needed now ‘more than ever’, according to a new report.
GOVERNMENT
Call for more guidance to tackle rough sleeping
By Emily Twinch | 14 February 2025
Councils need more guidance to help them turn the tide of rising levels of rough-sleeping, mainly...
ELECTIONS
Questions over elections delay
By Martin Ford | 14 February 2025
Delayed elections to councils set for reorganisation could still take place ahead of the formatio...
PLANNING
IPPR calls for stronger planning departments
By Emily Twinch | 14 February 2025
Government should beef up planning departments to achieve its 1.5 million new homes target, a thi...
PROCUREMENT
Procurement targeted in bid for growth
By Martin Ford | 14 February 2025
An overhaul of procurement processes has been announced by the Government in a bid to revitalise ...
SEND
CIPFA sets out five principles to fix SEND failures
By Ann McGauran | 14 February 2025
The Government has the chance to turn round a failing SEND system by applying five principles for...
PREVENT
Former MP calls for national public inquiry after 'clearly inadequate' Prevent review
By Dan Peters | 13 February 2025
A review of the handling by a counter-terrorism programme of MP Sir David Amess’ killer failed to...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Elected council mayors could be 'discontinued'
By Heather Jameson | 13 February 2025
Senior Whitehall officials are keen to scrap directly-elected council mayors despite a fudged com...
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