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WHITEHALL
Mandatory reporting exemptions a 'fudge'
By Mark Conrad | 13 May 2024
Ministers’ decision to exempt instances of child abuse from a new reporting law means they have d...
WHITEHALL
UASC Kent arrivals up 59% last year
By Mark Conrad | 13 May 2024
The number of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC) arriving in Kent continues to soar whi...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Mayors meet to hear growth plans
By Martin Ford | 13 May 2024
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has summoned his party’s newly-elected mayors for a meeting to det...
DIGITAL
Centre launched to fend off council cyber attacks
By Martin Ford | 10 May 2024
A Security Operations Centre (SOC) has been established in Wales aiming to ward off cyber attacks.
WHITEHALL
National Insurance devolution call
By Dan Peters | 10 May 2024
A ‘small share’ of around 5% of locally-generated National Insurance (NI) revenue should be devol...
FINANCE
Council and Premier League club in stadium row
By Mark Conrad | 10 May 2024
Nottingham City Council has warned ‘no local authority can subsidise a Premier League football cl...
FINANCE
Fresh Right to Buy devolution call
By Mark Conrad | 10 May 2024
Calls to devolve England’s Right to Buy policy are gathering momentum, with a centre-left think-t...
FINANCE
Council to be prosecuted over busway deaths
By Chris Ames | 10 May 2024
Cambridgeshire CC has been served a court summons over three deaths in separate incidents on its ...
HUMAN RESOURCES
Oracle project costs soar from £3m to £40m
By Martin Ford | 09 May 2024
The budget for replacing an IT system with Oracle has ballooned from £2.6m to almost £40m, counci...
FINANCE
Guildford issues 'heartfelt apology' after £13.5m contract overspend
By Ellie Ames | 09 May 2024
Guildford BC is at ‘serious risk’ of failing to deliver Best Value after overspending by millions...
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