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EXCLUSIVE: Sector warns Government over rental crackdown

15/08/2025

Councils have privately warned they will be unable to enforce a planned toughening up of regulations on the quality of rented homes without extra funding.

CQC: Stronger leadership needed to improve Blackpool's inadequate adult social care

11/08/2025

The Care Quality Commission has rated Blackpool Council's adult social care inadequate, warning that ‘stronger leadership' will be needed for it to improve.

Watchdog urges councils to improve staff support

07/08/2025

Councils in Scotland have been urged by the Accounts Commission to improve staff support amid a raft of challenges impacting their wellbeing.

Rutland leader survives no confidence vote amid reorganisation row

06/08/2025

The leader of Rutland CC has survived a no confidence vote amid concerns over the local authority's stance on reorganisation under her leadership.

Home Office recommits to closing asylum hotels

31/07/2025

The Government has insisted it ‘remains committed' to ending the use of hotels for asylum accommodation after growing public anger.

Sunderland invests over £700,000 to support people with learning disabilities

25/07/2025

Sunderland City Council is to allocate £724,000 to help people with learning difficulties or autism carry out adaptions to their homes when they are discharged from hospital.

Ombudsman raises concerns over councils’ handling of complaints involving children

25/07/2025

Concerns have been raised by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman over the way councils handle complaints of cases involving children.

Epping Forest councillors urge Government to close asylum hotel

25/07/2025

Councillors in Epping Forest have voted unanimously to call on the Government to ‘immediately and permanently’ close a hotel to asylum seekers after a series of violent protests at the site.

Councils could approve driverless taxi pilots from next spring

22/07/2025

The Department for Transport (DoT) has launched a consultation around plans to allow local authorities and mayors to approve self-driving taxi service pilots in their area from next spring.

Reform candidate takes legal action after losing dead heat election

22/07/2025

Reform UK candidate Liz Williams has filed a petition to the High Court claiming her loss in May's dead heat election in Worcestershire County Council’s Littletons division was fraudulent.

West Midlands Mayor reveals economic growth plan

22/07/2025

West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker has unveiled plans to create tens of thousands of new jobs and homes, which he hopes will ‘turbocharge’ the region’s economy over the next decade.

Yusuf rules out council tax cuts at Reform-led local authorities

21/07/2025

The head of Reform UK’s Doge unit Zia Yusuf has said local authorities the party controls will not be able to reduce council tax, contradicting earlier claims of potential cuts by its local leaders.

York’s economy receives £2bn boost from tourism

21/07/2025

Tourism contributed £2.01bn to York’s economy last year, latest figures have revealed.

Councils to be handed powers to inspect rented homes without notice

21/07/2025

Councils are set to be given powers to inspect rented homes without providing notice to landlords

Union ballots Wrexham bin workers on strike action

21/07/2025

Refuse workers in Wrexham are being balloted on strike action, with their union Unite claiming changes in working patterns by the town’s council will see them lose half a day’s pay.

COSLA makes two-year pay offer

16/06/2025

The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) has offered a 4% pay rise for 2025-26 and an increase of 3.5% the year after.

Reform councils try to get ahead of DOGE reviews

12/06/2025

Two Reform-led councils have started DOGE-style efficiency reviews ahead of a visit from the party's national team tasked with scrutinising finances.

EXCLUSIVE: Ministry admits disabled grant delay

05/06/2025

Councils will not receive their 2025-26 Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) funding until late June, admits Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Scottish councils keen to explore further devolution

29/05/2025

Scottish councils are keen to explore ‘enhanced' devolution but have expressed reservations about following the English model of regional mayors.

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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