Asylum hotel contingency plan activated
ASYLUM

Asylum hotel contingency plan activated

By Martin Ford | 26 March 2025

The Home Office has activated contingency plans following the axing of an asylum hotel contractor.

ASYLUM

Ministers in urgent plea for council help with Afghan refugees

By Paul Marinko | 11 March 2025

Whitehall has called on councils to support an Afghan resettlement programme under which regions ...

REORGANISATION

Lack of asylum funding snag for reorganisation

By Joe Lepper | 20 February 2025

Funding for asylum seeker support has emerged as a sticking point in Kent’s reorganisation plans.

ASYLUM

EXCLUSIVE: Home Office stops UASC incentive payments

By Paul Marinko | 05 February 2025

The Home Office has stopped a key funding stream worth millions of pounds to councils receiving u...

HOUSING

LGA steps in to address North-South housing tensions

By Paul Marinko | 22 January 2025

Sector tensions between the North and South over out-of-area placements have prompted the Local G...

ASYLUM

Addressing asylum

By Paul Marinko | 22 January 2025

Paul Marinko looks at the outlook for asylum accommodation and finds that, despite complex challe...

ASYLUM

Government returns to 56-day limit for asylum hotels

By Paul Marinko | 09 December 2024

The Government has reversed a move to reduce the time successful asylum seekers can remain in hot...

HOUSING

Managing the cost of temporary accommodation: can it be done?

By Jon Coane | 25 October 2024

All involved in the delivery of social and affordable housing must work together to solve the tem...

ASYLUM

Thinking global while acting local

By Heather Jameson | 03 October 2024

Local government may be exceptional at understanding the local community, adept at pivoting to me...

COMMUNITIES

Dampening the flames of community tension

By Gill Kneller | 27 September 2024

Amid the race riots, Gill Kneller explains how East Hampshire DC worked with the community to wel...

ASYLUM

EXCLUSIVE: Asylum hotel use may increase as small boat crossings continue

By Dan Peters | 10 September 2024

Asylum hotels are expected to remain open for months, with the Home Office privately suggesting t...

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frederica-diamanta

Principal Officer - Housing Regulation and Fire Safety

£50574 - £53607 per annum + n/a

PRINCIPAL OFFICER - PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSING REGULATION AND FIRE SAFETY An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and skilled Principal Offi Apply for this job

Royal Borough of Greenwich

Principal Officer – Private Sector Housing Regulation and Fire Safety

£50,574 - £53,607

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and skilled Principal Officer. Apply for this job

Royal Borough of Greenwich

Head of Regulatory Services

£77,332 & generous pension and benefits

Southend-on-Sea City Council is seeking a dynamic, ambitious and experienced professional Apply for this job

Southend-on-Sea City Council