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Limited exemptions for empty homes powers 11/03/2024 Councils will face only a limited number of exemptions from new powers allowing them to levy higher taxes on empty homes, ministers have confirmed.
Right to Buy lobbying fails as temporary boost ended 08/03/2024 The Treasury has confirmed councils will no longer keep 100% of Right to Buy (RTB) receipts after the current financial year despite lobbying by the sector.
Home Office 'chaos' leaves thousands of illegal arrivals in 'perma-backlog' 27/02/2024 The Government’s struggling asylum policy has heaped significant demand on cities’ housing services, experts have warned.
Government timetable could push councils to issue section 114s 16/02/2024 Government’s timeline for implementing changes to tackle risky borrowing by some councils could end up pushing councils into S114 territory, treasurers warn.
Wales could drive agenda on council tax, report argues 12/02/2024 Wales could have a chance to deal with unfairness in the council tax system and drive the agenda for other nations and regions to follow, says think-tank.
Officer warning over street votes 06/02/2024 Council officers have issued a scathing response to plans for street-level planning votes – dismissing the idea as a costly ‘proliferation of polls’.
Health boost for Housing First residents, research finds 01/02/2024 Housing First – under which homeless people are guaranteed a home while they access support – reduces demand on health and social care services, study finds.
Local plan review process ‘ineffective’ 18/01/2024 Reform is urgently required to improve the local plan review process and increase the number of up-to-date plans, according to new research.
LGA poised to shift position on Right to Buy 06/12/2023 Smith Square is poised to amend its position on Right to Buy, The MJ has learned.
Economic pessimism a ‘damning indictment’ of levelling up 20/11/2023 Half of people think Conservative policies would have a negative impact on their local economy over the next five years, a think-tank has found.
Councils brace as Supreme Court outlaws Rwanda asylum plan 15/11/2023 The Supreme Court has ruled the UK’s controversial proposal to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful – a decision likely to impact local government.
Local government plays a vital role in the work of House of Lords committees 08/11/2023 Baroness Kate Parminter, chair of the House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee, argues that the local government voice is crucial for committees to understand how government policy is impacting communities.
Council bankruptcies underline the need for good governance 06/11/2023 Penny Rinta-Suksi, partner at law firm Blake Morgan, argues that innovative policies that aim to enable efficient service delivery must be built on the foundations of good governance.
Labour regeneration plans will fail 'without radical action' 31/10/2023 An incoming Labour government’s regeneration plans will fail without radical action to devolve financial decision-making, researchers have warned.
Councils 'vital' to social prescribing success 09/10/2023 Children’s charity Barnardo’s has said local authorities are ‘vital’ to the success of social prescribing as it called for a national strategy.
Screeching U-turn on waste proposals 21/09/2023 The Government has claimed it is scrapping its ‘top-down approach’ on recycling while still ensuring ‘all homes in England recycle the same materials’.
Local government funding system has 'broken down' 15/08/2023 The funding system for local government has ‘broken down’ and what councils currently receive from Whitehall and council tax barely reflects need, a think-tank has warned.
'Flawed' climate change advice putting pension funds at risk 27/07/2023 Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) funds are being put at risk by ‘flawed’ advice on the financial impact of climate change, according to a new study.
Hancock: Whitehall oversight of care was terrible 27/06/2023 Whitehall oversight of adult social care before Covid-19 was ‘terrible’ and officials had no understanding of whether councils could cope, Matt Hancock admits.
Progress on devolution 'too slow' - LGA vice-president 16/06/2023 A Local Government Association vice-president has expressed ‘serious concerns about the Government’s increasing desire to centralise local service delivery across England out of Whitehall’.
Poor pandemic planning criticised 13/06/2023 Public health directors have criticised the Government’s Covid-19 preparedness – warning Whitehall must utilise council expertise to avoid repeat.
Councils 'not ready' for Met's mental health withdrawal 30/05/2023 Councils are not ready for the consequences of the Metropolitan Police Services’ decision to withdraw from non-emergency mental health callouts, experts warn.
'Devastating implications' warning over data threat 30/05/2023 A Government threat to suspend council access to DWP data will have ‘devastating implications’ if Whitehall follows through, an expert has warned.
Council estate demolition should be 'last resort' 26/05/2023 Demolition of council estates should be the ‘last resort’ for local authorities while ‘meaningful’ residents’ ballots must become compulsory, academics say.
Peers' warning over supported housing reforms 24/04/2023 Ministers must avoid forcing high-quality supported housing providers from the market in their rush to tackle rogue landlords, peers have warned.
Labour pledges to revitalise high streets 12/04/2023 Labour will today promote its plan to revitalise ailing high streets through a £700m fund to help small businesses with soaring energy bills.
Pension changes could ease recruitment pressure 21/03/2023 Changes to the pension rules could ease the pressure on senior recruitment in local government, sector figures have suggested.
Budget 2023: Hunt to boost mayors' financial autonomy 15/03/2023 Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced the Government will ‘boost mayors’ financial autonomy’ in his Budget.
Betts demands answers after Treasury clampdown on DLUHC spending 14/03/2023 A senior MP has written to ministers raising concerns about the Treasury’s oversight of Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities capital spending.
Councils should become primary provider of childcare, survey finds 06/03/2023 Councils should become the primary provider of state-subsidised childcare designed to get parents back to work and boost productivity, a new survey has found.
Levelling up director appointed amid recruitment uncertainty 17/02/2023 The Government is still ‘reviewing the recruitment process for levelling up directors’ despite appointing an ex-Number 10 official to a role with same title.
Treasury tightens grip over DLUHC spending 08/02/2023 New capital projects by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) will now have to be approved by the Treasury.
Anti-social behaviour should be top priority, says report 07/02/2023 Tackling anti-social behaviour must become a central tenet of levelling up if the agenda is to succeed, a think-tank has warned.
Labour outlines huge devolution push 05/12/2022 Labour proposes removing ‘dead hand of centralisation’ by devolving to local government wide-ranging powers over employment, growth, transport and education.
Think-tank urges litter and fly-tipping crackdown 07/11/2022 Councils should be required to use outsourced firms if they fail to enforce litter and fly-tipping laws, a think-tank has suggested.
Devolution not enough to fix governance, say MPs 31/10/2022 Governance in England is not fit for purpose and devolution plans are not enough to fix the problems, MPs have claimed.
Employers warn against local pay deals 19/07/2022 Councils have been warned against undermining the ‘fundamental integrity’ of national talks by agreeing local deals as pressure grows on pay.
Government urged to scale up levelling up 18/07/2022 The Government is focusing on the right issues as part of its levelling up agenda but needs to dramatically scale up investment and effort, according to the Institute for Government (IfG) think-tank.
'Agile working policies' prompt council move 13/07/2022 A post-pandemic office move expected to save a council more than £2m over the next 10 years has been given the green light.
Minister delays self-funding care reforms 07/07/2022 Residential care self-funders will not be able to ask their council to arrange care for them at the lower local authority rate until April 2025, minister Gillian Keegan has announced.
North-South self-funding split revealed 07/07/2022 The South East has the highest proportion of self-funders in community care services and the North East the lowest, according to the Office for National Statistics.
Radical changes needed in children's social care, review urges 23/05/2022 Ministers face a ‘pivotal’ moment in children’s social care, with radical changes needed to stop tens of thousands more youngsters entering the system, an independent review has warned.
UK comes under pressure to adopt rights charter 26/04/2022 Local leaders will continue to be ‘heavily constrained’ until the UK follows through on its promise to guarantee the rights of local government in law, a sector expert has warned.
Levelling up plans will fail, IfG report claims 31/03/2022 The Government’s plans for levelling up will not cut regional inequality, a report from the influential Institute for Government (IfG) has claimed.
Councillors complain of lack of powers 07/03/2022 More than two out of three (68%) councillors in England feel they lack sufficient powers to represent the needs of their communities, a survey today by the Electoral Reform Society campaign group has found.
Powers warning ahead of new deals 07/12/2021 A new report today warns areas reluctant to accept directly-elected leaders in the next wave of devolution deals may be offered ‘fewer powers and flexibilities’.
LGA warning over soaring care costs 23/11/2021 Soaring adult and children’s care costs mean councils could ‘soon fail to support everyone they need to,’ town halls have warned.
Gove warned of climate change floods risk 22/11/2021 Local government secretary Michael Gove was today urged to align UK housing policy with climate change.
Leaders lay out plans for 'just transition' to net-zero 08/11/2021 Council and combined authority leaders have detailed plans for a ‘just transition’ to net-zero as new research revealed nine million people could be hit economically.
Think-tank makes call for wellbeing budgets 18/10/2021 The Government should introduce ‘wellbeing budgets’ that look beyond gross domestic product (GDP) to reduce regional health inequalities, a think-tank has urged.
County areas chase devo dream 17/08/2021 County areas are lining up to strike one of the first tranche of devolution deals.
Government threatens borrowing cap return 29/07/2021 The Government has threatened to apply statutory borrowing caps on councils that continue to expose themselves to excessive risk.
Johnson: Bring your devolution plans to me 15/07/2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson called for local leaders to take their devolution plans to him in a keynote speech from the West Midlands this morning.
Reed accuses government of dropping devolution 07/07/2021 Shadow communities secretary Steve Reed has accused the Government of dropping its commitment to devolution.
Queen's Speech: Controversial voter ID plans roll forward 11/05/2021 Voter ID is expected to be introduced by May 2023 after the Government pledged to introduce legislation to ‘ensure the integrity of elections’.
Devolution White Paper to be replaced by levelling up proposals 04/05/2021 A levelling up White Paper will replace the long-awaited policy document on devolution and local recovery.
Homelessness charity calls for Home Office rules to be scrapped 21/04/2021 Home Office rules ‘undermine’ efforts to end rough sleeping and should be ‘scrapped immediately,’ a charity has said.
Councils to be given five years to spend Right to Buy receipts 22/03/2021 Councils will be given five years to spend receipts from Right to Buy sales as part of an overhaul of the key housing policy, local government secretary Robert Jenrick has announced.
Think tank's launches levelling up Big Bang theory 15/02/2021 The Government should launch a Northern Big Bang to ‘unleash a torrent of investment into the Northern economy’ says a report from a Conservative think-tank.
Crisis call for return of Everyone In 04/11/2020 The chief executive of homelessness charity Crisis has called for ring-fenced funding for councils to provide COVID-safe accommodation for anyone at risk of rough sleeping.
Planning proposals will 'disempower' councils 28/09/2020 The Lib Dems have used their autumn conference to warn that the Government’s planning proposals will ‘disempower’ councils.
ADASS issues stark warning as White Paper faces further delays 17/09/2020 The social care system risks complete breakdown experts have warned as it emerged that the long-awaited White Paper has been delayed again until next year.
LEPs need capacity boost to improve delivery, research finds 07/09/2020 Local enterprise partnerships (LEP) would be better at delivering large-scale capital projects if they had more capacity, independent research for the Government has found.
Leader of Northumberland Council is deposed 03/09/2020 The leader of a scandal-hit council compared to North Korea has been deposed after a vote of no confidence at a fiery meeting.
Councils facing £2bn budget black hole 18/08/2020 Councils face a budget black hole of £2bn this year due to unfunded coronavirus costs, a new study has found.
Better response to pandemic from European councils, says think-tank 16/07/2020 Local government across Europe has been able to react to the coronavirus crisis with greater power and autonomy than in the UK, a report published today has found.
Combined authority 'spending reserves like it's going out of fashion' 17/06/2020 Greater Manchester Combined Authority’s chief executive has expressed doubts about whether his region would be able to cope with a second wave of coronavirus infections.
Budget 2020: New West Yorkshire mayor announced 11/03/2020 A new directly-elected West Yorkshire mayor has been announced with the Government signing a new devolution deal amid plans to ‘level up’ the UK economy.
Will local authorities become airspace planners? 28/01/2020 Chris Gee explains what councils need to consider when creating a drones policy.
Medway caves after Ombudsman rap 16/01/2020 Medway Council has finally accepted the recommendations in a Local Government Ombudsman public interest report after a two-year stand-off.
Former housing minister warns of ‘a new generation of slum housing’ 16/01/2020 A former housing minister has warned that national planning policy needs ‘a radical rethink’ in order to promote the wellbeing of communities.
Over 12,000 Blue Badges granted to people with ‘hidden disabilities’ 02/01/2020 Thousands of people with hidden disabilities have benefitted from the Government’s extended Blue Badge scheme, new figures reveal.
Welfare reform drives ‘sofa surfing’, council chiefs warn 23/12/2019 Council leaders have called on the Government to adapt welfare reforms as research finds changes to the benefits system have been a driver of ‘sofa surfing’.
Parish councillors call for childcare support 23/12/2019 Local councillors have urged the new Government to reform rules which prevent them from being able to claim childcare costs.
County leaders call for an end to ‘city centric policy obsession’ 18/12/2019 Councils have urged the new Government to focus less on cities and to invest more in towns and deprived communities to help level up ‘left-behind’ areas.
Oxford CC publishes £19m climate emergency budget 17/12/2019 Oxford City Council has outlined a £19m climate emergency budget to help the authority become a zero carbon council in 2020.
All politics is local - and policymaking should be too 05/11/2019 Nadine Smith explains how local governments can achieve real public impact by building relationships based on trust and engaging with citizens to solve some of the complex challenges of local governance.
Guidance to help cash-strapped councils deliver policies published 16/10/2019 New guidance cautions local authorities that have been hit hard by austerity against using untested programmes in disadvantaged areas.
Javid promises devolution White Paper 30/09/2019 A new White Paper to more powers to local areas was announced in the Chancellor’s speech to the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester today.
Core Cities' £28bn Shared Prosperity Fund warning 26/09/2019 The proposed UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) must be worth at least £28bn over seven years if the UK is to deliver its devolved policy objectives, a leading sector body has warned.
Crime-fighting funds in scarce supply - survey 21/08/2019 Three out of four UK council chief executives and leaders do not have access to enough funding to tackle rising levels of violent youth crime, a survey has found.
Universal Credit draining council resources 15/07/2019 Universal Credit (UC) is draining resources from councils, a new survey has found.
Think tank suggests introduction of local income tax 21/03/2019 Local income tax would be the best option for fiscal devolution if the Government wanted to hand more powers to local authorities, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) argued today.
Sector fumes over lack of pre-Brexit briefing 21/02/2019 Councils have threatened to walk away from Government attempts to engage with them on Brexit amid growing frustrations about the response to their concerns.
Brokenshire slams door on One Yorkshire plan 12/02/2019 Communities secretary James Brokenshire has told regional leaders that their plans for a One Yorkshire metro mayor fails to meet the Government’s devolution criteria.
Labour hits out at housing cash shift 12/11/2018 Labour has called for all areas to receive greater Government backing after Whitehall shifted the focus of its housing cash.
Councillors silenced on secret fiscal devolution report 31/10/2018 Senior councillors have been warned not to talk about a secret Local Government Association (LGA) report that models what fiscal devolution might look like, The MJ has been told.
Ministry moves on Brexit 24/10/2018 Senior Marsham Street officials have stepped up their preparations for Brexit after complaints from frustrated councils that they were being shut out of the process.
Recycling rates could be boosted by fraud, says auditors 23/07/2018 The UK’s success at recycling may be being boosted by fraudulent exports of unrecyclable materials, auditors have claimed.
Northern Irish councils call for further devolution 21/06/2018 The time is now right to extend the responsibilities of local government in Northern Ireland through greater devolution from Stormont, a new report said today.
Whitehall grabs £875m Right to Buy receipts 25/04/2018 Labour has demanded immediate Right to Buy (RTB) reforms after figures obtained by The MJ revealed the amount councils lose to Whitehall under the regime.
Labour outlines housing policy 19/04/2018 Labour would scrap right to buy, and give councils new borrowing freedoms and central funding in a bid to kick-start house building, the party said today.
Scrap 'outdated and regressive council tax, says think tank 20/03/2018 Council tax is ‘outdated and regressive’, and the Government should consider scrapping it in favour of a fairer system, according to a think tank.
Five councils to help with Government integration plan 14/03/2018 The Government will work with five local authorities to develop integration plans as it develops a national strategy for England, it has announced today.
Labour accuses Government of 'holding back' local government 29/01/2018 Labour MPs have urged ministers to provide ‘strategic vision’ for local government.
Scottish government under pressure over council pay 22/01/2018 Scotland’s Government is under pressure to reverse planned council budget cuts after MSPs warned ministers created an ‘expectation’ town hall staff would receive pay hikes.
Councils win high-value home reprieve 20/12/2017 Local authorities will not be forced to sell high-value council homes until at least April 2019 after lobbying from the sector.
Budget 2017: Housing Revenue Account cap lifted for some 22/11/2017 The Housing Revenue Account cap will be lifted for councils in ‘high-demand areas’ and stamp duty will be scrapped for most first-time buyers, chancellor Philip Hammond announced in his Budget speech today.

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Recovery Worker Substance Misuse

£30931 - £35362 per annum + + 26 Days Leave & Defined Benefit Pension

Recovery Worker Substance MisusePermanent, Full Time£30,931 to £35,362 per annumLocation

Recuriter: Essex County Council

Principal Transport Officer

Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation

£63,112 per annum

leading the capital’s largest new regeneration project. Brent Civic Centre (32 Engineers Way, Wembley, HA9 0FJ).

Recuriter: Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation

Senior Occupational Therapist

£43477 - £52302 per annum + Flexible Working, Hybrid, CPD, Gov Pension

The role will be responsible for supporting adults to develop their abilities to enable them to live as independently as possible. This may include England, Essex, Harlow

Recuriter: Essex County Council

Director of Commissioning and Performance

£100,157 - £109,081

We are looking for an individual to help us achieve excellence in adult social care in Northumberland. Northumberland County Council, Morpeth, United Kingdom

Recuriter: Northumberland County Council

Payroll Manager

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and London Borough of Wandsworth

£46,014 to £55,758 per annum

About the role You will have a set of on-going responsibilities which will vary depending on the needs of the team. The responsibilities include (but not limited to) to

Recuriter: London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and London Borough of Wandsworth

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Support from Effective Energy Group for Local Authorities to Deliver £430m Sustainable Warmth Funded Energy Efficiency Projects

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Pay.UK – the next step in Bacs’ evolution

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