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IMPROVEMENT
Tower Hamlets vows to tackle 'two council' culture
By Mark Conrad | 14 December 2023
Senior managers at Tower Hamlets LBC have vowed to tackle its ‘two council’ culture and encourage...
FINANCE
Birmingham outlines £150m cuts programme
By Mark Conrad | 14 December 2023
Management services will be among the biggest casualties of commissioner-led Birmingham City Coun...
ELECTIONS
Minister denies 'passive' approach to voter registration
By Martin Ford | 14 December 2023
Local government minister Simon Hoare has denied the Government is taking a ‘passive role’ in vot...
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Lewisham announces new chief executive
By Martin Ford | 14 December 2023
Jennifer Daothong is set to be named as Lewisham LBC’s new chief executive.
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Fourth commissioner appointed at Woking
By Martin Ford | 13 December 2023
The Government has appointed Richard Carr as a managing director commissioner at Woking BC.
WHITEHALL
Liverpool to regain certain functions but intervention expected to continue
By Paul Marinko | 13 December 2023
Liverpool City Council is set to regain control over some of its functions, but commissioners are...
IMPROVEMENT
Commissioners set to be appointed at Nottingham
By Martin Ford | 13 December 2023
Levelling up secretary Michael Gove is 'minded to' appoint commissioners to oversee the running o...
FINANCE
National children's placement strategy required to remove 'profiteering'
By Ann McGauran | 13 December 2023
The president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services has called for a national pl...
PEOPLE
Fighting extinction
13 December 2023
It’s always a bit disconcerting when you go on social media and find a long-lost celeb is trendin...
ENVIRONMENT
A 'poultry' 10 minutes
13 December 2023
Diary must whisper it but, on rare occasions, councils don’t do themselves any favours.
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