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Soton council reaches equal pay settlement

18/07/2025

Hundreds of low-paid staff at Southampton City Council, most of them women, are set to benefit from an equal pay settlement, according to public sector unions.

Care workers living in poverty, charity warns

18/07/2025

Care home staff are more than twice as likely to live in poverty compared to the average worker, a health charity has revealed.

Council audit backlog prevents national accounts sign off

18/07/2025

The National Audit Office has refused to approve the Government's accounts for the second year running due to the ‘severe backlogs’ in local authority audits.

Reform council agrees Doge data sharing mechanism

18/07/2025

West Northamptonshire Council has become the first council to approve a mechanism for sharing sensitive information with Reform UK’s cost-cutting unit.

South Cambs permanently adopts four-day week

18/07/2025

South Cambridgeshire District Council has voted to become the first council in the UK to permanently adopt a four-day week.

District council backs two-authority plan

17/07/2025

Stratford-on-Avon District Council has adopted the two unitary authority model as its preferred option for local government reorganisation.

Council leaders call for tourist levy powers for historic cities

17/07/2025

Council leaders representing the historic cities of Bath and Cambridge have jointly called for the power to introduce a ‘modest’ visitor levy.

Councils request delay to first mayoral election

17/07/2025

Cheshire and Warrington councils have requested that the area’s potential mayoral election be deferred by a year to reduce costs and increase turn out.

Government deploys ‘innovation squads’ in £100m pilot

16/07/2025

Ten communities across England are set to be visited by ‘innovation squads’ as part of a £100m pilot to improve local services.

Fiscal devolution could raise £8.9bn a year

16/07/2025

Fiscal devolution would enable local authorities to raise £8.9bn a year for local services, a report commissioned by the County Councils Network has found.

Majority of rural councils have no social housing targets

16/07/2025

Only one in five rural local authorities have planning targets for building new social homes despite a shortage of new houses in rural areas.

Councils push back against Reform’s Doge unit

15/07/2025

Several local authorities have reportedly pushed back against efforts by Reform UK’s Elon Musk-style ‘Doge’ unit to access sensitive data.

Council employee prosecuted for fraud

15/07/2025

An employee who was simultaneously employed by two local authorities and a third organisation has been found guilty of fraud after earning over £230,000.

Surrey schools to get longer half terms

15/07/2025

Starting in October 2026, council-maintained schools in Surrey will have a two-week half term and a shorter summer break.

Reading BC accused of reorganisation ‘land grab’

15/07/2025

A proposal by Reading BC to bring five West Berkshire wards under its jurisdiction as part of local government reorganisation has been branded a ‘land grab.’

Councillors hold minute’s silence for girl killed by tree

14/07/2025

Councillors in Southend-on-Sea held a minute’s silence in memory of a seven-year-old girl who was killed by a falling tree.

Measles death prompts call to improve vaccine uptake

14/07/2025

There is an urgent need to address falling immunisation rates to protect children against measles, local authority leaders have said.

Reform UK council leader raises social care visa alarm

14/07/2025

The leader of Reform UK-controlled Kent County Council has urged the Government to rethink its plans to reduce health and social care visas to the UK.

Anti-social behaviour hotspots identified

14/07/2025

Thirty-two town centre and high street locations across London have been identified as hotspots for anti-social behaviour, theft and street crime.

Mayor of London announces £600k high street boost

14/07/2025

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has announced a £600,000 investment to revitalise local high streets in the capital.

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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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