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CLIMATE CHANGE
Councillors reject fossil fuel pension divestment
By Martin Ford | 25 June 2021
Wrexham CBC has voted down a motion to pressure a pension fund into shifting investment away from...
FINANCE
Council chief tells staff of 'bleak' financial picture
By Martin Ford | 25 June 2021
Slough Council’s chief executive Josie Wragg has warned the council faces a ‘bleak’ financial sit...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Council to bring two services in-house
By Dan Peters | 25 June 2021
Stockton-on-Tees BC is expected to take control of two services for vulnerable adults in the boro...
NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE
Councils need more data for test and trace, says watchdog
By Heather Jameson | 25 June 2021
Local authorities’ involvement in test and trace has improved the service – but councils still ne...
CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC FINANCE AND ACCOUNTANCY
CIPFA to publish strengthened local government prudential code
By Laura Sharman | 25 June 2021
A new code of practice to ensure local authorities’ financial plans are 'affordable, prudent and ...
FINANCE
'Serious concerns' over finances at Peterborough
By Martin Ford | 24 June 2021
An external auditor has said Peterborough City Council’s finances are among the most concerning h...
WHITEHALL
Children's services trapped in 'loop'
By Martin Ford | 24 June 2021
Peers heard there has been a shift from spending on early help schemes to statutory ‘crisis inter...
EDUCATION
Scottish council told to improve housing and education services
By Laura Sharman | 24 June 2021
Aberdeen City Council has been warned to improve its housing and education services by the public...
BUSINESS
Council prosecutes firm over jams
By Chris Ames | 23 June 2021
Thames Water has been prosecuted by a London borough after creating what the council said were un...
BUSINESS RATES
Call for council powers on short-term lets
By Martin Ford | 23 June 2021
Oxford City Council has pressed the Government for new laws around Airbnb-style short-term lets.
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