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FINANCE
Public services in 'dire state'
By Ellie Ames | 31 October 2023
No public services are performing better than before the pandemic and satisfaction with councils ...
WHITEHALL
Calls to close extremism loopholes
By Martin Ford | 30 October 2023
Local authorities are currently ‘having to police thought’ in their counter-terrorism role, an ex...
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Animosity hampering scrutiny, investigation warns
By Mark Whitehead | 30 October 2023
Animosity between councillors and the mayor of an east London council are hampering proper scruti...
WHITEHALL
Children's services 'absolute carnage'
By Mark Whitehead | 30 October 2023
The state of children’s services has been described as ‘absolute carnage’ after years of underfun...
WHITEHALL
Call for Government write off of Croydon debt
By Dan Peters | 30 October 2023
The Government should write off Croydon LBC’s £1.3bn of General Fund debt, a senior opposition co...
WHITEHALL
Council websites referred to equality watchdogs
By Dan Peters | 30 October 2023
Some 56 local government websites have been referred to equality watchdogs in the last year.
WHITEHALL
Call for faster family hubs rollout
By Dan Peters | 30 October 2023
The creation of a new network of family hubs should ‘go further and faster,’ an expert has urged.
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Oflog appoints permanent chief executive
By Martin Ford | 30 October 2023
Josh Goodman has been confirmed as the permanent chief executive of the Office for Local Governme...
FINANCE
Section 114 'almost inevitable' for Leicester
By Ellie Ames | 30 October 2023
Leicester City Council is ‘rapidly running out of options’ to cut costs and faces financial crisi...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Oflog moves to expand remit
By Martin Ford | 27 October 2023
The new Office for Local Government (Oflog) watchdog has proposed to widen its scope to five new ...
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