by admin | 7 Jun, 2024 | News
The General Election campaigning for 4 July is underway, but none of the main parties have published a full manifesto yet. Unless any of the parties signal a major new policy or change in direction, we can expect party policies to remain mostly the same as they were...
by admin | 7 Jun, 2024 | Events
The Procurement Act 2023 is about to revolutionise the regulations that govern how the public sector spends money, with significant implications for how councils contract for goods and services. On 26 October 2023, the landmark Procurement Bill was...
by admin | 7 Jun, 2024 | Events
The LGA webinar with the Housing Ombudsman and Regulator of Social Housing advertised for 13 June in the last Bulletin has been postponed until after the General Election. We will announce the new date in the Bulletin as soon as it has been agreed. Details will...
by admin | 24 May, 2024 | Events
The LGA is holding a webinar on 13 June with the Housing Ombudsman and Regulator of Social Housing to discuss their new requirements for councils. The webinar is aimed at councillors with lead responsibility for housing as well as directors of housing and senior...
by admin | 24 May, 2024 | News
As part of the action plan arising from the Better Social Housing Review (BSHR) action plan a cross-sector working group led by the Chartered Institute of Housing has launched 12 guiding principles for rethinking repairs and maintenance services....