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WHITEHALL
Home Office under fresh asylum pressure
By Martin Ford | 10 October 2023
The Home Office came under fresh pressure this week to overhaul the mandatory National Transfer S...
ENVIRONMENT
Boroughs to get opt out from future ULEZ-style schemes
By Martin Ford | 10 October 2023
Legislation that will enable London boroughs to opt out of future road charging schemes has been ...
PLANNING
Labour to 'put communities in control'
By Martin Ford | 10 October 2023
A raft of new mayors, combined authorities and devolved powers will be on offer should Labour win...
ELECTIONS
Plea to delay online postal vote applications
By Martin Ford | 09 October 2023
Launching online applications for postal and proxy votes later this month should be ‘urgently rec...
HUMAN RESOURCES
Employers downplay equal pay risk
By Mark Conrad | 09 October 2023
Smith Square is monitoring equal pay claims across the sector but remains confident the national ...
WHITEHALL
Steering group decision branded 'ridiculous'
By Dan Peters | 09 October 2023
A decision to give just one seat to English councils on a steering group that will oversee a key ...
DEVOLUTION
Dorset explores cross-boundary devolution bid
By Martin Ford | 09 October 2023
Dorset Council is looking beyond its borders for potential partners in a devolution deal bid.
PLANNING
Labour to tackle 'antiquated planning system'
By Martin Ford | 09 October 2023
Labour has pledged to overhaul the planning system in a bid to ease the progress of infrastructur...
WHITEHALL
Councils 'vital' to social prescribing success
By Dan Peters | 09 October 2023
Children’s charity Barnardo’s has said local authorities are ‘vital’ to the success of social pre...
BUSINESS
London Councils eyes apprenticeship levy devolution
By Dan Peters | 09 October 2023
London Councils has named securing devolution of the apprenticeship levy to its boroughs to fund ...
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