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Future Forum Midlands: Councils urged to prepare for AI 'wave'

11/09/2025

Councils should be doing more to prepare for the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on their organisations, an expert has urged.

Concern over 'top-down' outcomes framework

09/09/2025

Council leaders have voiced fears over the planned local government outcomes framework.

Ministerial overhaul at MHCLG

09/09/2025

The ministerial team at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has been overhauled as part of PM Keir Starmer's reshuffle.

Rayner resigns from Government

05/09/2025

Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner has announced her resignation from the Government.

Worcestershire takes action over 'proliferation' of HMOs

05/09/2025

Reform UK-led Worcestershire CC is the latest council to raise concern over Houses of Multiple Occupancy (HMOs).

Reorganisation contracts reach £3.4m

04/09/2025

Councils have awarded contracts worth £3.4m since the start of the year as part of local government reorganisation.

Glasgow redundancy payouts 'deeply concerning'

04/09/2025

Redundancy payouts totalling £1m made to senior officers at Glasgow have been described as ‘deeply concerning' by a financial watchdog.

Epping Forest suffers legal blow

03/09/2025

Epping Forest DC has remained defiant in its opposition to use of The Bell Hotel for asylum accommodation despite a further legal setback.

Call for Government to work with councils on cohesion

02/09/2025

Pleas have been made to the Government to work with councils amid violence and confrontations between rival protesters.

Breaking: Epping asylum hotel injunction overturned

29/08/2025

A temporary injunction banning use of the Bell Hotel in Epping to accommodate asylum seekers has been overturned.

'Political' motivation behind Epping hotel injunction

28/08/2025

Epping Forest DC sought an injunction banning the use of the Bell Hotel to accommodate asylum seekers for ‘political' reasons, it has been claimed.

Scottish Borders props up leisure services provider

22/08/2025

Scottish Borders Council has agreed to provide a £1m loan to its leisure services provider as it grapples with a budget shortfall.

'Quiet majority' favour local development

21/08/2025

Councils have been urged to consult more widely on planning applications after research found a majority of the population was in favour of local development.

Glasgow overhauls firm over governance concerns

19/08/2025

Glasgow City Council’s jointly-owned development firm has undergone a leadership overhaul following concerns over its governance.

LGA warning over fair funding transition

18/08/2025

The Local Government Association (LGA) has warned proposed fair funding transition arrangements will not protect councils from cuts.

All of England's LRFs to take part in pandemic exercise

11/08/2025

All of England's Local Resilience Forums (LRFs) will take part in a simulation exercise designed to test the nation's response in the event of a pandemic.

Reorganisation plans to include social care partnerships

04/08/2025

Councils will have to set out plans for partnership working in social care as part of reorganisation proposals, local government minister Jim McMahon says.

'Serious issues' over Fair Funding formula

01/08/2025

A key part of the proposed Fair Funding formula must be removed due to ‘serious issues', London Councils has demanded.

DCN: 'Essential' role of districts in setting up new children's services

23/07/2025

District councils will be ‘essential’ to establishing new children’s services through local government reorganisation (LGR), according to a report.

Unitary achieves pay harmony six years after reorganisation

16/07/2025

A deal to harmonise legacy pay and terms for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council workers is finally expected to be signed.

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