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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. |
'More to do' on diversity in DCS roles
23/05/2025 Diversity among children’s services chiefs has improved over the last year, but ‘there is still more to do’ to make the role ‘visibly inclusive’, the Association of Directors of Children Services (ADCS) has said. |
Exclusive: Community duty mooted
02/05/2025 The Government is looking to hand all councils an extra duty to involve community groups in their decision-making, The MJ has learnt. |
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. |
Minister: No compromise on building safety amid housing target pressure
01/04/2025 Building safety will not be compromised as the Government tries to meet its 1.5m new homes target, minister Alex Norris has insisted. |
Homelessness 'fastest growing financial risk' for London boroughs
28/03/2025 MPs have called for action to help local authorities in London tackle the rising costs of providing homelessness support. |
Councils urged to boost China links
28/03/2025 Councils should reassess China-related activities to ensure they can access opportunities to emerge from closer ties between China and UK, think tank says. |
Two unitary plan for Lincolnshire
12/03/2025 Plans to merge Lincolnshire's 10 councils into two unitary authorities have been published. |
Section 114 fears for new unitary
10/03/2025 A unitary formed two years ago faces a £190m budget gap within the next four years amid section 114 fears. |
Legal claims against councils hit 10-year high
05/03/2025 Judicial review applications against councils have hit a 10-year high, analysis of High Court cases over the last decade has found. |
Leaders call for tough pay negotiating stance
05/03/2025 Council leaders have warned a tough stance is needed during pay negotiations as local government struggles to meet union demands. |
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. |
Cornwall rejection fails to stop strategic authority plan
04/03/2025 Devon, Plymouth and Torbay are pushing forward with plans to create a mayoral strategic authority after being rebuffed by Cornwall. |
Lack of asylum funding snag for reorganisation
20/02/2025 Funding for asylum seeker support has emerged as a sticking point in Kent's reorganisation plans. |
London Councils pushes back on call to halve number of boroughs
12/02/2025 London Councils has hit back after the Taxpayers' Alliance campaign group called for the number of London boroughs to be halved. |
Social housing waiting lists to 'top two million'
04/02/2025 The number of households on social housing waiting lists in England could top two million by 2034, property experts have forecasted. |
