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BUSINESS

Future Forum North: Change to flexible working will be permanent, predicts recruiter

By Dan Peters | 18 March 2021

New senior council hires expect to work in the office for just two days a week, a senior recruitm...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

AstraZeneca jab 'safe and effective,' council chiefs insist

By Dan Peters | 17 March 2021

Council chiefs have urged residents to have the ‘safe and effective’ AstraZeneca jab amid an inve...

WHITEHALL

Future Forum North: 'Business rates will be like Tudor beard tax'

By Dan Peters | 17 March 2021

A senior finance director has said ‘anachronistic’ business rates are ‘going in the direction of ...

WHITEHALL

Pandemic forces finance reform rethink

By Martin Ford | 16 March 2021

Whitehall plans for local government finance reform were thrown into doubt this week after civil ...

WHITEHALL

Ministers insist they did not interfere in fund prioritisation

By Dan Peters | 12 March 2021

Ministers have insisted they did not interfere in the prioritisation of places for two new funds.

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Talks start over sharing chief executive

By Dan Peters | 12 March 2021

Talks on two neighbouring councils sharing a chief executive are to start ‘straight away’ after t...

FINANCE

Council tax hits £2,000 barrier in two regions

By Dan Peters | 11 March 2021

The typical council tax bill for an average property in England’s north-east and south-west will ...

HEALTH

Hancock's half hour to ease sector concerns

By Dan Peters | 11 March 2021

Health and social care secretary Matt Hancock has attempted to ease local government concerns abo...

WHITEHALL

Landmark judgement brings rough sleeping clarity

By Dan Peters | 11 March 2021

Councils have the legal powers to help people with no recourse to public funds (NRPF) who are sle...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

LEPs sidelined ahead of review

By Dan Peters | 10 March 2021

Local enterprise partnerships (LEP) have been side-lined from two crucial funds ahead of a review...

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