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NAO to probe one-off Government funding pots

By Dan Peters | 27 January 2020

The National Audit Office (NAO) is to probe the effect of the Government’s shift towards one-off ...

Council approves EastEnders planning deal

By Dan Peters | 27 January 2020

A planning first that enables changes to be made to the set of BBC soap EastEnders without seekin...

Auditors in fees increase warning

By Dan Peters | 27 January 2020

Auditors have warned a number of councils that their audit fees for 2019/20 could be more than on...

Lancashire on 'solid footing' after service reviews

By Dan Peters | 27 January 2020

Lancashire CC finance chiefs believe they are now on a ‘solid footing’ after the council slashed ...

Pension partnership in asset manager threat

By Dan Peters | 24 January 2020

The £30bn Brunel Pension Partnership has launched a combative new climate policy that threatens t...

Council acts after planning 'collusion'

By Dan Peters | 24 January 2020

‘Swift action’ has been taken by Northumberland Council’s senior management after ‘several person...

Boroughs in GP estate devolution call

By Dan Peters | 24 January 2020

London Councils has called for more devolution to boroughs of decisions on the GP estate.

Row over SNP funding of councils

By Dan Peters | 23 January 2020

Local government is ‘treated far better in Scotland than it is elsewhere in the UK,’ the Scottish...

Deputy hits out at 'flawed' business rates system

By Dan Peters | 23 January 2020

Cannock Chase DC has expressed disappointment in the way Amazon-style warehouses are treated unde...

Unions criticise 'unnecessary' pay offer delay

By Dan Peters | 22 January 2020

The three unions representing council workers today criticised ‘unnecessary delays’ after local g...