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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 ...
PLANNING
Threat to councils' planning powers lifted
By Martin Ford | 06 October 2023
Nine councils have avoided being stripped of their planning decision-making powers after drastica...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
LGA chief departs
By Heather Jameson | 06 October 2023
Local Government Association chief executive Mark Lloyd will be leaving with immediate effect, th...
LEGAL
Red tape risk to levelling up
By Martin Ford | 06 October 2023
New rules around subsidies risk holding back levelling up efforts, according to analysis publishe...
FINANCE
No dates for pothole cash
By Chris Ames | 05 October 2023
The Department for Transport does not have a timescale for the billions of pounds for road resurf...
DEVOLUTION
Leicestershire and Rutland to seek level two devolution
By Martin Ford | 05 October 2023
A level two devolution deal will be sought after the three authorities involved failed to reach a...
IMPROVEMENT
Birmingham commissioners revealed
By Heather Jameson | 05 October 2023
The team tasked with turning round Birmingham City Council has been announced – including a forme...
WHITEHALL
Jones named as Thurrock lead commissioner
By Paul Marinko | 05 October 2023
Essex CC chief executive Gavin Jones has been named lead commissioner at troubled Thurrock Council.
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- Cornwall silent on exit payments after chief executive and finance boss quit
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- Government told of rising complaints at Dudley after Best Value exit
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