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Talks paused over replacing Committee of the Regions

By Dan Peters | 25 September 2019

Talks over the Government’s commitment to replicate the European Committee of the Regions have be...

Suspended deputy returns to work

By Dan Peters | 25 September 2019

Thanet DC’s deputy chief executive Tim Willis is understood to have returned to work after six we...

Audit fees could rise

By Dan Peters | 20 September 2019

Fees could rise if the new code of audit practice changes the scope of auditors’ work, the sector...

Council launches social impact investment fund

By Dan Peters | 20 September 2019

Councils will be able to invest in secured assets that deliver a competitive market return and so...

Named person scheme dropped

By Dan Peters | 20 September 2019

A mandatory named person scheme for every child in Scotland – underpinned by law – will not now h...

Care complaints becoming 'ever more serious'

By Dan Peters | 19 September 2019

The Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) is having to carry out a higher proportion of detailed inves...

Think-tank calls for more local taxes

By Dan Peters | 19 September 2019

There appear to be ‘few’ legislative barriers to bringing in new local taxes as long as the money...

Council scraps chief's post

By Dan Peters | 19 September 2019

Hertsmere BC has scrapped the post of chief executive as part of a move to a ‘more cost-effective...

Drive to check council readiness for Brexit

By Dan Peters | 19 September 2019

The Department for Education (DfE) is attempting to gain a better understanding of school sector ...

Johnson ignores LGA social care deadline

By Dan Peters | 19 September 2019

The Local Government Association (LGA) has issued a fresh warning after Prime Minister Boris John...