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POLICY AND POLITICS
Criticism of government delay to SEND reforms
By Paul Marinko | 22 October 2025
The County Councils Network (CCN) has hit out at the Government's decision to delay setting out r...
REORGANISATION
EXCLUSIVE: Whitehall backs Thames Valley role for Swindon BC
By Dan Peters | 22 October 2025
It is believed the Government is backing Swindon being part of the Thames Valley along with Oxfor...
POLICY AND POLITICS
McMahon backs co-operatives for growth
By Paul Marinko | 22 October 2025
Former devolution minister Jim McMahon has urged the Government to go much further to support co-...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Edinburgh to miss 2030 net zero target
By Joe Lepper | 22 October 2025
Edinburgh City Council will not meet its ambition to be net zero by 2030, according to a report d...
WHITEHALL
National Wealth Fund to transform sector support
By Dan Peters | 21 October 2025
A Treasury body created to boost economic growth through private investment and public funding ha...
RECRUITMENT
EXCLUSIVE: Section 151 recruitment crisis warning
By Dan Peters | 21 October 2025
The sector is facing a recruitment crisis for section 151 officers, The MJ has been told.
FINANCE
Peer warning over Redbridge finances
By Joe Lepper | 21 October 2025
Redbridge LBC will be forced to seek exceptional financial support (EFS), a review has warned.
REORGANISATION
Essex CC leaves 'bitter taste' with 'underhand' reorg move
By Paul Marinko | 20 October 2025
Relations between Essex local authorities have been soured after the county council spent nearly ...
DISTRICT COUNCILS' NETWORK
DCN: Deprivation key determinant for spending
By Neil Merrick | 20 October 2025
Unitaries with a population more than 350,000 tend to spend more per resident on services but are...
COUNCIL TAX
'Outdated and harmful': Council bailiff use soars 30%
By William Eichler | 20 October 2025
The use of bailiffs by local authorities in England and Wales has surged by 30% in just two years...
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