Oliver Rudgewick

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Recent articles

Authority wins access to data to help tackle fraudulent subletting

A London council has secured a court order allowing it to work with Airbnb to suppress the illegal... Read more
Scottish councils table fresh pay offer

Scottish local government leaders have offered a new 5% pay rise for council workers, amid looming... Read more
Sector gives mixed response to £130m additional bus funding

Council leaders and transport bodies welcomed the final extension of Covid-19 bus funding, but... Read more
Authority loses £1.1m to ‘organised and sophisticated crime group’

Luton Borough Council paid out more than £1m to a criminal organisation posing as its local... Read more
Liverpool set for finance commissioner to tackle ‘serious shortcomings’

The government is set to appoint a fifth commissioner at Liverpool City Council after a report... Read more
Fraud body launched with £180m first-year target

The government has launched the Public Sector Fraud Authority, with an aim of recovering more than... Read more
Consultation launched on local authority investment regulations

The government is seeking views on whether to retain a statutory override allowing local... Read more
Funding uncertainty hampering Welsh net-zero transition

Uncertainty over long-term funding is restricting Welsh public bodies from planning for the net-... Read more
London housing scheme returns 1,500 homes to public sector

London boroughs have spent more than £150m over the past year to bring more than 1,500 homes back... Read more
TfL would risk section 114 notice without government support deal

Failing to agree a new funding settlement with the government could leave Transport for London at... Read more

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