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‘Very serious failings’ found in council’s social housing

27/08/2025

Arun District Council’s housing service has been hit with the regulator’s lowest rating after inspectors uncovered ‘very serious failings’.

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.

New council licensing system to combat ‘cosmetic cowboys’

07/08/2025

A new licensing system is to be developed to regulate unsafe cosmetic treatments, with restrictions on high-risk procedures like Brazilian Butt Lifts.

Regulator identifies ‘serious’ social housing failings

30/07/2025

Five local authority landlords have been told to make significant improvements to the management of their social housing.

Regulator finds ‘serious’ consumer standards failings

25/06/2025

An inspection has revealed ‘serious failings’ with Slough Borough Council’s engagement with tenants.

Former Thurrock CFO issued with five-year ban

09/05/2025

In a historic first, the Financial Reporting Council has banned the former chief financial officer of Thurrock Council from working as a local government CFO.

Why councils need to get on the front foot with heat network regulation

17/03/2025

Government plans for heat network regulation will transform the sector. Simon Green, MD at GEM Environmental Building Services, urges councils to get ready.

Government push for AI growth

04/03/2025

AI is here and it is shaping our lives and our society. Chris Holmes, Baron Holmes of Richmond, discusses AI regulation.

Rayner: Grenfell inquiry must be ‘catalyst’ for systemic change

26/02/2025

The Government is committed to ‘stronger regulation’ to improve building safety, says Rayner while setting out the response to the Grenfell inquiry.

Developers leave 1.4 million homes unbuilt

14/02/2025

Councils have given planning permission for more than 1.4 million homes since 2007 that have not been built, research has found.

Council’s housing service in need of ‘significant improvement’

29/01/2025

An investigation by the social housing regulator has confirmed that ‘significant improvement is needed’ in Portsmouth City Council’s housing service.

Committee chair 'shocked' by CQC shortfalls

16/01/2025

The chair of the Health and Social Care Committee, Layla Moran, has said she is ‘shocked’ at ongoing shortfalls at the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

‘Serious failings’ in two councils’ social housing standards

16/01/2025

The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) has identified serious failings following inspections at Newcastle and Nottingham city councils.

Newcastle Council tackles dangerous staircases

08/01/2025

More than 3,000 homes and 57 blocks of flats with potentially dangerous staircases have been identified by Newcastle City Council.

Regulator to check councils’ asbestos control

06/12/2024

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is set to inspect hundreds of council buildings to check the risk of asbestos is being properly managed.

Windsor and Maidenhead’s social care must improve, watchdog says

08/11/2024

England’s adult social care regulator has found that services provided by the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Council require improvement.

First council secures top grade from social housing regulator

31/10/2024

Barnsley MBC has become the first and only council to be awarded the top grade by the Regulator of Social Housing, six months after they came into force.

Watchdog to investigate death of schoolgirl in mudslide

10/10/2024

The national health and safety regulator has taken over the investigation into how a 10-year-old girl was killed by a mudslide during a school trip.

CQC announces new chief executive

07/10/2024

England’s health and social care regulator has announced that Sir Julian Hartley will be appointed as its new chief executive.

'Decades of neglect' impact on fire safety enforcement

03/10/2024

Talks have been held with the Government over councils' need for more support to enforce fire safety rules after the Grenfell fire inquiry concluded.

Council criticised for fire risk assessment failings

25/09/2024

Harlow Council has been criticised by the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) for failing to carry out thousands of fire risk assessments.

Regulator criticizes councils for health and safety failings

13/09/2024

Three local authorities have been criticized after the social housing regulator discovered serious failings.

Call to scrap single-word ratings in adult social care

10/09/2024

The Local Government Association (LGA) has called for the scrapping of single-word ratings in assessments of adult social care services.

Watchdog's warning over charitable land

12/08/2024

Dozens of councils have run the risk of breaching charity laws relating to land, a watchdog has said.

Social care watchdog ‘not fit for purpose’

26/07/2024

The Care Quality Commission (CQC), the body responsible for regulating adult social care services, is ‘not fit for purpose’, the health secretary says.

Four councils criticised for social housing failures

09/07/2024

Four local authorities have been criticised for failing to meet the Regulator of Social Housing’s (RSH) new consumer standards.

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