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HUMAN RESOURCES
Four day week clampdown a 'slippery slope'
By Martin Ford | 23 January 2024
A senior local government figure has struck back at Government efforts to curb the adoption of a ...
WHITEHALL
Social housing regulator: Low risk from 'rogue' equity investors
By Mark Conrad | 23 January 2024
The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) has assured MPs the sector is at lower risk of ‘rogue’ equi...
WELFARE
Millions would need to double income to escape poverty, report warns
By Ellie Ames | 23 January 2024
Six million people in the UK would need to more than double their income just to escape poverty, ...
HEALTH
Ombudsman calls for Royal Commission for social housing
By William Eichler | 23 January 2024
The Housing Ombudsman has called for the establishment of a Royal Commission to deliver a long-te...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Levelling up must continue, urges think-tank
By Martin Ford | 22 January 2024
Efforts to level up the country and devolve more powers to local government should continue follo...
FINANCE
Concern over waste reform costs
By Martin Ford | 22 January 2024
Fears have been raised that more financial pressures could be heaped on councils as a result of w...
WHITEHALL
Minister urges councils to 'co-locate' planning and licensing
By Mark Conrad | 22 January 2024
Councils have been urged to “co-locate” planning and licensing teams under plans to improve local...
OFFICE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT
John hits out after being ditched by Oflog
By Heather Jameson | 22 January 2024
A former London Councils chair has hit out at the Office for Local Government (Oflog) ditching hi...
DIGITAL
Socitm: Public sector services must primarily become digital
22 January 2024
Despite extreme pressures on finances and staffing, public sector services must primarily become ...
WHITEHALL
MPs call on Sunak to boost council settlement
By Heather Jameson | 22 January 2024
More than 40 MPs have called on the Government to rethink the finance settlement in a bid to resc...
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