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Council could slash one in 10 jobs

23/05/2025
More than one in ten jobs could be lost at Croydon LBC as it looks to tackle its £1.4bn debt.

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Councillors vote in favour of work-life balance

21/05/2025

Redcar and Cleveland councillors have backed a motion calling for some committee meetings to be moved to the evenings on weekdays.

Council leader refuses to back cancellation of rap group Kneecap

21/05/2025

The SNP administration of Glasgow City Council would not support a ban on the Irish rap group Kneecap performing in the city, council leader Susan Aitken said.

Breaking: Unite accuses commissioners of sabotaging Brum bin strike talks

21/05/2025

Government commissioners have been undermining efforts to resolve the Birmingham bin strike, the trade union Unite claims.

Call for £1.5bn boost to care worker pay

19/05/2025

A think tank has urged the Government to boost social care funding by £1.5bn to support a £2,000 pay rise for care workers.

Council chiefs offer condolences after Oxfordshire fire deaths

16/05/2025

Local authority leaders have offered condolences after the deaths of two firefighters and a member of the public in a fire at a business park in Oxfordshire.

‘Historic changes’ to council pensions to end discrimination

15/05/2025

A package of reforms to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) is set to end discrimination and boost maternity leave, deputy PM Angela Rayner says.

Study reveals local government gender gap

15/05/2025

A new UK-wide study has revealed vast regional disparities in gender-based outcomes relating to economic success and growth.

UNISON calls on members to reject pay offer

13/05/2025

The UK’s largest union has urged its members to reject the latest local government pay offer.

Former Thurrock CFO issued with five-year ban

09/05/2025

In a historic first, the Financial Reporting Council has banned the former chief financial officer of Thurrock Council from working as a local government CFO.

Camden set to appoint new chief executive

08/05/2025

Jon Rowney has been recommended for appointment as Camden Council’s new chief executive.

GMB urges members to reject pay offer

07/05/2025

The trade union GMB has recommended that its members reject the latest local government pay offer.

Women face ‘stark underrepresentation’ in manual roles

07/05/2025

Women still face low employment rates in manual or maintenance roles in local government despite a number of councils making positive changes.

Trading standards teams struggle due to inadequate funding

07/05/2025

Nineteen local authorities failed to carry out standard inspections of businesses last year due to a lack of funding and resources, according to new research.

Council called to Beckham’s raucous birthday dinner

06/05/2025

Council intervenes after David Beckham's 50th birthday bash prompts complaints by the neighbours.

Salford Council welcomes new CEO

01/05/2025

Salford Council has appointed Stephen Young as the new CEO of the local authority.

Lambeth defends Dosunmu payoff

29/04/2025

Lambeth LBC has defended a payoff totalling almost £88,000 to its former chief who admitted failing to stop after a collision and driving without insurance.

One in 6 relaxed about council tax fraud

29/04/2025

One in 6 adults have admitted to either falsely claiming the Single Person Discount (SPD) or knowing someone who had in the past year, new research reveals.

Urgent need for teacher training amidst schools crisis

29/04/2025

The Government should provide £260m to fund a new 'national entitlement' to teacher training to help raise school standards, think tank says.

Arson attack destroys buses for vulnerable children

28/04/2025

An arson attack on a Somerset Council compound in Taunton has destroyed four minibuses used for providing transport for vulnerable children and young adults.

Unite advises members to reject latest pay offer

28/04/2025

Public sector trade union Unite has advised its members to reject this year’s local government pay offer and threatened industrial action this summer.

Toilet access depends on biological sex, watchdog says

28/04/2025

The equalities watchdog has issued interim guidance for public bodies outlining the implications of the Supreme Court’s ruling on the definition of a ‘woman’.

Trial dates fixed for Liverpool City Council corruption case

28/04/2025

Trial dates have been fixed for two senior officers charged as part of an investigation into Liverpool City Council corruption.

Mediator called to settle Brum bin strike dispute

24/04/2025

Unite say a deal could be ‘in touching distance’ after agreeing to engage in talks with Birmingham City Council under the auspices of arbitration service Acas.

East Suffolk launches campaign against abuse

23/04/2025

A campaign against threatening and abusive behaviour towards front line workers has been launched in East Suffolk.

Council employee pay offer announced

23/04/2025

Council employees have been offered a 3.2% pay increase from 1 April 2025.

GMB: Local government workforce cut by 600,000

22/04/2025

Local authorities across England and Wales have lost almost 600,000 members of staff since 2012, a public sector union has found.

Brum pauses charges for rat infestations

22/04/2025

Birmingham City Council has temporarily waived charges for residents who require help with rat infestations during the bin strikes.

Union announces strike ballot over pay

16/04/2025

Scottish council workers are to be balloted over strike action in response to what a union has described as a ‘pitiful' pay offer.

Fraudster jailed for ‘brazen’ Covid scam

16/04/2025

A man who defrauded Leeds City Council out of £710,000 during the Covid pandemic has been sentenced to four years in prison.

Striking Brum bin workers reject pay offer

14/04/2025

Refuse collection workers in Birmingham have rejected the city council’s latest pay offer in long-running dispute.

Concern over 'procrastination culture' at Southampton

11/04/2025

A ‘procrastination culture' is holding back progress at Southampton City Council, a new report has found.

EXCLUSIVE: Auditors look into chief's £327k payoff

02/04/2025

Auditors are assessing an objection to Thanet DC's accounts after an ex-councillor said they should declare a £327k payment to its former boss ‘unlawful'.

Pupil violence costs South East councils £65k

02/04/2025

Councils in the South East paid £64,555 in compensation to staff injured during school violence from 2019/20 to 2023/24, an investigation has revealed.

Council chiefs defend six figure salaries

01/04/2025

Local authority leaders have defended local government salaries exceeding six figures, arguing it is important to attract the ‘right people’.

Brum council declares ‘major incident’ amid bin strikes

01/04/2025

Birmingham City Council has declared a major incident to address the impact of the bin strikes in a move branded by Unite as ‘disgraceful strike breaking’.

NAO warns of jobcentre staffing crisis

31/03/2025

The Government has reduced the level of support it offers to universal credit claimants due to a shortage of work coaches at jobcentres, NAO says.

Former Liverpool director denies bribery

31/03/2025

Liverpool City Council's former head of regeneration Nick Kavanagh has denied two counts of bribery in court.

Aberdeen council accused of ‘fire and rehire’ threat

28/03/2025

Unite has accused Aberdeen City Council of threatening workers with ‘fire and rehire’ proposals as part of an industrial dispute, a claim the council denies.

Brum council threatens redundancies to end bin strike

28/03/2025

Birmingham City Council will begin a consultation on compulsory redundancies in an effort to end the bin strike, a move Unite describes as ‘bully boy tactics’.

LGA launches new empty homes toolkit

28/03/2025

Councils can now access more support to help them tackle long-term empty homes thanks to a new toolkit from the Local Government Association (LGA).

Trading standards services get £10m boost

26/03/2025

The Government has announced an investment of £10m to help improve trading standards services across England.

Brum rejects independent inquiry call

18/03/2025

Birmingham City Council has rejected an opposition call for an independent inquiry into the botched implementation of an IT system.

Council power outage ‘once in a lifetime event’

18/03/2025

A power outage that has affected Nottingham City Council’s core IT systems and phonelines since last Thursday was caused by a ‘once in a lifetime event.’

Councillor resigns after indecent exposure guilty plea

17/03/2025

Leader calls for councils to be empowered to remove politicians who commit crimes after resignation of a councillor who pleaded guilty to indecent exposure.

Think tanks calls for doubling of mayoral capacity fund

14/03/2025

A think tank has urged the Government to commit to doubling the mayoral capacity fund to help strengthen capacity and accountability in combined authorities.

Norfolk councils sued over alleged abuse in children’s home

14/03/2025

Former residents of a children's home in Norfolk are taking legal action against local authorities over allegations of historic physical and sexual abuse.

McMahon hints over councillor suspension power

12/03/2025

Local government minister Jim McMahon has hinted he will push ahead with handing councils the power to suspend councillors before they have been convicted.

Disgraced councillor told to resign

12/03/2025

Disgraced Redbridge councillor Sam Gould has been urged to resign after pleading guilty to indecently exposing himself to a 13-year-old girl.

New LGSCO chief exec appointed

05/03/2025

Julie Odams has been appointed the new Chief Executive Officer of the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO).

Union criticises council's 'fire and rehire' plan

05/03/2025

The GMB trade union has criticised Tory-led Devon CC for adopting a rare ‘fire and rehire' strategy for more than 800 jobs.

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