COUNCILLORS
Security costs exemption for election spend limits
By Mark Conrad | 29 January 2024
Local government minister Simon Hoare this week confirmed key security costs for local elections ...
WHITEHALL
No promise of extra funding from Rayner
By Paul Marinko | 29 January 2024
Shadow levelling up secretary Angela Rayner has avoided committing Labour to providing local gove...
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Watchdog warning over food standards resourcing
By Martin Ford | 29 January 2024
A watchdog has warned of ‘inadequate resourcing’ of environmental health and trading standards se...
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Travers lands interim Southampton post
By Mark Conrad | 29 January 2024
Former Barnet and Lambeth LBC chief executive Andrew Travers has returned to local government as ...
FINANCE
Council leaders demand right to set tax levels
By Andrew Vaux | 26 January 2024
Local authority leaders in Scotland have renewed their fight to set their own council taxes – des...
FINANCE
Councils urged to review 'excessive' pensions contributions
By Martin Ford | 26 January 2024
Councils should review ‘excessive’ pensions contributions to help ease the sector’s financial pre...
FINANCE
Bankrupt council sells failed windfarm portfolio for £700m
By Andrew Vaux | 26 January 2024
Bankrupt Thurrock Council has sold its portfolio of 53 solar farms in a bid to recoup its crippli...
HUMAN RESOURCES
Sunderland care workers in equal pay dispute
By Andrew Vaux | 26 January 2024
Female care workers in Sunderland are taking legal action against the city council in a row over ...
HEALTH
Council set to halve sick pay
By William Eichler | 26 January 2024
Southend Council is planning to halve the amount of sick pay given to staff in a move Unison has ...
COUNCIL TAX
Call for council tax overhaul
By Ellie Ames | 26 January 2024
Work should begin now on the ‘long-overdue’ revaluation of all domestic properties in England to ...
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