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Council to be prosecuted over busway deaths
May 10, 2024
Cambridgeshire CC has been served a court summons over three deaths in separate incidents on its troubled guided busway.
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Commissioners to depart Liverpool
May 9, 2024
Commissioners at Liverpool City Council are to hand all remaining powers back to the authority and be replaced with an assurance and improvement board.
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Government cash call for council housing firms
May 9, 2024
Central Government should provide about £750m funding to help local government establish housing firms in temporary accommodation hotspots, an expert has suggested.
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Child sexual abuse review to inform new strategy
May 9, 2024
Findings of a ‘robust review’ of Walsall Safeguarding Partnership’s strategy after the largest child sexual abuse case investigated by local police will now be published, it has emerged.
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Government relents over broadening forms of voter ID
May 8, 2024
Complaints were raised by ex-servicemen who were turned away at polling stations after attempting to produce veteran cards as proof of ID.
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Local funding reform key to growth agenda, says report
May 8, 2024
The next government must relinquish centralised control to realise ambitions for growth, a report concluded today.
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UPDATED: Tories hold Tees Valley despite heavy losses
May 8, 2024
Ben Houchen retaining the Tees Valley mayoralty for the Conservatives proved to be the party's only glimmer of hope among a bleak set of local election results.
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Edinburgh to confirm new chief executive
May 7, 2024
Paul Lawrence is expected to become the new chief executive of Edinburgh City Council.
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Councils frustrated by Whitehall siloes, says chief
May 7, 2024
Whitehall’s siloed approach to city centre renewal has led to ‘real frustration’ from councils, slowed down projects and increased costs, a local authority chief has warned.
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Re-elected Burnham calls for Right to Buy suspension powers
May 7, 2024
Greater Manchester’s re-elected mayor has called for powers to suspend Right to Buy on new homes under plans to build 10,000 houses across the region.
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Councils pay £1m in data breach compensation
May 7, 2024
More than £1m has been paid out by 39 councils in compensation for data breaches in the past three years.
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Councils spend £45m on planning appeal advice
May 3, 2024
Councils spent £45m over the past three years on external legal advice relating to planning appeals, according to Freedom of Information Act requests.