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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

LGA moves to tackle workforce crisis

By Martin Ford | 10 March 2023

The association’s executive advisory board heard that all of the Local Government Association’s p...

PUBLIC HEALTH

Minister mounts Oflog defence

By Martin Ford | 10 March 2023

Local government minister Lee Rowley told councillors to ‘judge us by what we do, not what you wo...

FINANCE

Croydon approves 15% tax hike

By Dan Peters | 09 March 2023

Croydon LBC has approved a 15% council tax increase as part of a 2023-24 budget that was original...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Adult social care reforms due in spring

By Martin Ford | 09 March 2023

A minister has hinted at a more long-term approach to adult social care in forthcoming reforms.

IMPROVEMENT

Commissioners praise progress at Liverpool

By Heather Jameson | 09 March 2023

Troubled Liverpool City Council is making progress, its commissioners have ruled, but there are s...

RECRUITMENT

Performance broadly maintained in first council four-day week pilot

By Ann McGauran | 09 March 2023

Early data from the first four-day week pilot at an English local authority is leading to a step ...

FINANCE

Councils in dark on levelling up scorings

By Martin Ford | 08 March 2023

The Levelling Up Fund has come in for fresh criticism after it emerged councils will not be told ...

FINANCE

Surge in abuse compensation costs

By Martin Ford | 08 March 2023

Lambeth LBC has increased its capitalisation request to the Government after the costs of its abu...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Women's economic exclusion costs local economies £88.7bn a year

By Ann McGauran | 08 March 2023

The local economic cost of barriers to paid work for women is £88.7bn a year, analysis has found.

WHITEHALL

LGA to beef up council oversight amid Oflog fears

By Heather Jameson | 07 March 2023

The Local Government Association has revealed plans to beef up its oversight of councils in an ef...

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Head of Democratic Services, Elections & Monitoring Officer

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Harborough District Council

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