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REORGANISATION

Exclusive: Reorganisation 'heaps further pressure' on children's leadership

By Ann McGauran | 27 May 2026

Local government reorganisation (LGR) heaps further pressure on the supply of ‘a scarce group of ...

FINANCE

Exclusive: Rural and urban council funding 'more or less' the same

By Ann McGauran | 26 May 2026

Funding levels will be broadly the same for urban and rural councils under the Government’s fair ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Regional Care Co-operatives to be expanded

By Martin Ford | 26 May 2026

Regional Care Co-operatives are to be bolstered as part of an ‘implementation plan’ for children’...

ASYLUM

Senior councillor calls for local veto on asylum placements

By Paul Marinko | 26 May 2026

Breckland DC’s leader has called for a council veto on local asylum placements as tensions grow i...

MHCLG

MHCLG praises council capability on housing

By Joe Lepper | 22 May 2026

A senior Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) official has praised the i...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Social workers in safeguarding warning

By Joe Lepper | 22 May 2026

Home Office plans to overrule councils’ decisions on the age of unaccompanied asylum-seeking chil...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Minister says chief candidates must have 'critical skillset'

By Joe Lepper | 22 May 2026

Ministers have urged Surrey’s shadow unitary authorities to prioritise the permanent recruitment ...

PEOPLE

London borough chief to retire

By Martin Ford | 22 May 2026

Greenwich LBC chief executive Debbie Warren has announced she is to retire following more than 45...

REORGANISATION

Reform UK council leader calls for 'cancellation' of reorganisation

By Martin Ford | 22 May 2026

STEVE REED

EXCLUSIVE: Reed 'very aware' of standards issues amid legislation wait

By Dan Peters | 21 May 2026

Local government secretary Steve Reed is aware of the issues requiring a fresh standards regime f...