Dan Peters 05 September 2024

Council information call ahead of early prisoner release

Councils have called for more information as the Government prepares to ‘temporarily' reduce the proportion of some sentences served amid capacity pressures on jails.

Justice secretary Shabana Mahmood has said that up to 5,500 inmates will be released in two waves, on 10 September and 22 October.

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Potholes: Treating the illness not just the symptom

With the publication of the ALARM survey, chair of the Asphalt Industry Alliance, David Giles, talks to LocalGov about investing in local roads.

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Jonathan Pearson, director of Residentially, asks if the Government is doing enough to meet its 1.5 million new homes target.

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