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ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Fresh concern over police withdrawal

By Mark Conrad | 27 November 2023

Council directors are concerned police forces could end involvement in ‘welfare checks’ as part o...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

East Riding parts ways with chief executive

By Martin Ford | 24 November 2023

East Riding of Yorkshire Council has announced the departure of chief executive Caroline Lacey.

FINANCE

MPs press Government to resolve audit crisis

By Martin Ford | 24 November 2023

The Government should show more urgency in tackling the local audit crisis, a committee of MPs ha...

PEOPLE

MPs demand answers on Oflog independence

By Dan Peters | 24 November 2023

MPs have called for the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to outline the degre...

HOUSING

DLUHC defends homelessness monitoring

By Martin Ford | 23 November 2023

Mandarins have denied they do not have a clear picture of homelessness levels among Ukrainian ref...

FINANCE

Fewer than 100 homes for refugees are occupied

By Dan Peters | 23 November 2023

Fewer than 100 homes acquired using a fund to support English councils obtain housing for those f...

FINANCE

Town halls still battling cost hikes

By Ann McGauran | 23 November 2023

Councils are continuing to battle with the impact of cost increases on budgets despite consumer i...

FINANCE

London Councils to step back support for land value tax plans

By Dan Peters | 23 November 2023

London Councils is expected to distance itself from backing the idea of a land value tax when its...

IMMIGRATION

EXCLUSIVE: Asylum seeker dispersal only reaches 60% mark

By Mark Conrad | 23 November 2023

The Home Office’s Full Dispersal policy of placing asylum seekers across all UK regions has deliv...

WHITEHALL

Autumn Statement: Hunt devolves but councils face new costs

By Paul Marinko | 22 November 2023

The chancellor has unfrozen housing benefits and announced positive devolution news in his Autumn...

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