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BUSINESS RATES
Burnham's small business rates plan could cost £880m a year
By William Eichler | 06 July 2026
Andy Burnham’s proposed rates reforms could help cut business rates for over 100,000 small busine...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Ofsted set to punish councils for unregistered children's homes
By Joe Lepper | 03 July 2026
Ofsted is looking to use future inspections to penalise councils that use illegal unregistered ch...
FUNDING
LGA warns of £7bn funding black hole for sector
By Paul Marinko | 03 July 2026
The Local Government Association (LGA) has thrown down the gauntlet to a likely Burnham-led gover...
FINANCE
CIPFA prudential code changes aim for greater council transparency
By Martin Ford | 02 July 2026
Changes to councils’ financial reporting are being proposed in a bid to prevent a future collapse...
EDUCATION
Education secretary writes to councils over 'phantom NEETs'
By William Eichler | 02 July 2026
Councils across England have been put on notice by education secretary Bridget Phillipson, who is...
COUNCILLORS
Low allowances a barrier to new councillors
By Joe Lepper | 02 July 2026
Councillors’ allowances are blighted by regional disparities, are failing to keep pace with infla...
DEVOLUTION
Warning for Burnham over 'rewiring' prospects
By Neil Merrick | 02 July 2026
Andy Burnham’s grand vision to ‘rewire’ Britain rests on shaky foundations, the Prime Minister in...
DEVOLUTION
Devolution must not be duplication, minister claims
By Heather Jameson | 01 July 2026
Devolution ‘must met devolution, not duplication’, the chief secretary to the prime minister has ...
DEVOLUTION
Oxfordshire veto devo deal
By William Eichler | 01 July 2026
Oxford City Council has voiced its disappointment after Oxfordshire CC vetoed a devolution deal w...
PEOPLE
Borough appoints finance assistant director
By Martin Ford | 01 July 2026
King’s Lynn and West Norfolk BC has appointed Carl Holland as assistant director of finance and d...
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