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Pennycook confirms fresh Right to Buy restrictions

04/07/2025

Tenants of new social homes will not be able to buy their homes through Right to Buy (RtB) for 35 years, housing minister Matthew Pennycook has confirmed.

EXCLUSIVE: Ex-minister gets role on strategic authority improvement board

30/06/2025

Former Tory minister Dame Amanda Milling is expected to be appointed to a new board tasked with helping ‘reset' troubled Tees Valley combined authority.

EXCLUSIVE: Government turns to councils for extra building inspector capacity

30/06/2025

The Government has turned to councils for extra building inspector capacity as high-rise housing projects continue to be dogged by regulatory hold-ups.

EHCPs jump up 11% in a year

27/06/2025

The number of children on Education, Health and Care Plans has increased by 11% in a year, official statistics have revealed.

Tameside rejects shortlisted candidates to replace Stewart

24/06/2025

Crisis-hit Tameside MBC has decided not to proceed with any of the applicants it had shortlisted to become its next chief executive.

Local government leads way on SME procurement spend

13/05/2025

Councils are bucking the trend with spending on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), figures from the British Chambers of Commerce have revealed.

Reform UK urged to take responsibilities seriously

07/05/2025

Sector leaders have called on Reform UK councillors to take their responsibilities seriously following the party's sweeping success in the local elections.

Skills England 'needs time to prove itself'

06/05/2025

The agency created by the Government to boost post-16 skills in England needs a year to show whether it will be effective, a prominent educationalist says.

Reform takes six councils from Tories

03/05/2025

Nigel Farage's Reform UK party has taken six councils from the Conservatives and control of Durham so far in the local elections.

Reform gains in English local elections

02/05/2025

Labour has held onto key mayoralties even though it looks like Nigel Farage's Reform UK will make significant gains in local elections across England.

EXCLUSIVE: Rayner drops Brum inquiry plan

09/04/2025

Angela Rayner has dropped plans for a statutory inquiry that would have investigated Labour-run Birmingham City Council's failed rollout of an IT system.

Council urged to take 'more strategic approach' to transformation

08/04/2025

A watchdog has urged Argyll and Bute Council to take a more ‘strategic approach' to transforming services to help close a £29m funding gap.

West Midlands expected to be worst hit by Trump tariffs

07/04/2025

The West Midlands is expected to be the region worst hit by President Donald Trump's 10% tariff on UK exports to the US, a charity has said.

Newport to set up company for property maintenance

26/03/2025

Newport CC is planning to set up an arm's-length trading company to take over the maintenance of its properties.

Somerset could be in need of exceptional financial support

25/03/2025

Somerset Council has been found to have 45 ‘key risks' that mean it may need exceptional financial support from the Government.

McMahon: Government will look at council tax reform options

21/03/2025

Minister Jim McMahon has promised the Government will look at council tax reform options.

Spring Statement: No more cash for councils

19/03/2025

The Spring Statement will give a flavour of the financial pressures councils will face after the Spending Review, Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) says.

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.

Grenfell council stands by contractor ban despite legal threat

24/02/2025

Kensington and Chelsea LBC is standing by its ban of a contractor involved in Grenfell Tower's refurbishment despite the firm mounting a legal challenge.

Reorganisation expected to end council partnership

24/02/2025

Local government reorganisation will likely end a collaboration between two local authorities in the Midlands.

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LGOF: Will it work?

Dr Jonathan Carr-West, LGIU, discusses the Local Government Outcomes Framework (LGOF), the latest instalment in the history of local government accountability.
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