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WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Councils given 100,000 asylum housing target

By EXCLUSIVE by Mark Conrad | 21 May 2024

Councils have been told to identify an extra 100,000 bedspaces for asylum seekers this year amid ...

INNOVATION

Reform required to unleash preventative approach, says report

By Martin Ford | 21 May 2024

Central government reforms are needed to help innovation in preventative services at a local leve...

WHITEHALL

Flood councils in urgent £11m cash call

By Mark Conrad | 21 May 2024

Councils managing flood risks have urgently called for £11m cash to plug a ‘widening gap’ in Inte...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Treasury civil servants considering how income tax devolution could work

By Dan Peters | 21 May 2024

Treasury officials are considering how the idea of devolving powers to local government to retain...

WHITEHALL

Corridors of Power

21 May 2024

Veteran Conservative special adviser Jim Boddington is giving the political facts of life to new ...

OFFICE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Silence is golden

21 May 2024

It’s fair to say the Office for Local Government (Oflog) has had a bit of a bumpy ride recently.

COUNCILLORS

Exhaustively yours

21 May 2024

Combing through the ballot papers from the recent local elections, Diary unearthed a few gems.

WASTE

Bin there

21 May 2024

East Hampshire DC's social media stats are some way from footballer Cristiano Ronaldo's 732 milli...

BUSINESS

BT: Too many councils failing to engage

By Mark Conrad | 21 May 2024

‘Too many’ councils are failing to engage with telecoms giant BT as it works to switch customers ...

HOUSING

Labour to outline plans for 'towns of the future'

By William Eichler | 21 May 2024

Labour is to provide more details today about their commitment to establish the next generation o...

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