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FINANCE

Whitfield questions 100% rates retention

By Dan Peters | 24 February 2020

A top council finance director has questioned the ability of 100% business rates retention to fun...

FINANCE

£3bn overspend on children's social care in five years - LGA

By Dan Peters | 21 February 2020

Demand and funding pressures have forced councils to overspend on children’s social care budgets ...

WHITEHALL

Government told to 'stop dithering' over fair funding

By Dan Peters | 20 February 2020

Stockton-on-Tees BC’s leader has called on the Government to ‘stop dithering’ and tell councils h...

WHITEHALL

Councils demand extra planning powers

By Dan Peters | 19 February 2020

Councils have called on the Government to use its White Paper to give them powers to take action ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Frustration grows over SEND deficits funding crackdown

By Dan Peters | 19 February 2020

Councils are unhappy about the Government’s message that they cannot rely on schools block fundin...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Councils call for say in devo White Paper

By Dan Peters | 18 February 2020

Councils are battling to ‘jointly craft’ the devolution White Paper ahead of its publication late...

FINANCE

EXCLUSIVE: Ministers to redraw LEP boundary map if edict ignored

By Dan Peters | 18 February 2020

Ministers have told local enterprise partnerships (LEP) they will redraw the boundary map early i...

WHITEHALL

Planning White Paper to promote US-style zoning

By Dan Peters | 18 February 2020

The upcoming planning White Paper is expected to promote a US-style zoning approach.

WHITEHALL

Community tensions rise amid Coronavirus outbreak

By Dan Peters | 17 February 2020

Reports of increasing community tensions ‘across multiple areas’ have been picked up by the Gover...

FINANCE

Councils consider judicial review amid SEND crisis

By Dan Peters | 17 February 2020

Councils are starting to talk to lawyers about a potential judicial review of the Government amid...

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