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'Stuck in the past'

By Hiba Mahamadi | 13 June 2019

Campaigners have claimed parts of local government are ‘still stuck firmly in the past’ after a c...

Savings scepticism over election reforms

By Dan Peters | 12 June 2019

Election professionals have expressed scepticism that expected savings from reforming the annual ...

Call for Liverpool intervention after mayoral review frustration

By Dan Peters | 12 June 2019

Liverpool City Council’s Lib Dem leader has called for the Government to intervene after he claim...

Information sharing tensions found in child harm review

By Dan Peters | 12 June 2019

Legal and ethical tensions between maintaining confidentiality and sharing information are contin...

Transformation 'largely left to smoulder on the back burner'

By Dan Peters | 12 June 2019

Five years ago the Service Transformation Challenge Panel was launched with the aim of delivering...

Government bidding culture attacked

By Dan Peters | 10 June 2019

The growing trend of forcing councils to bid for small, policy-specific grants has been attacked ...

EXCLUSIVE: Unison to make 'bold' pay claim

By Dan Peters | 10 June 2019

Unison is poised to ask local government employers for a 10% pay rise in a ‘bold’ claim being sub...

Council hits back after MP calls for abolition

By Dan Peters | 07 June 2019

Telford & Wrekin Council has said calls from an MP for its abolition are an ‘insult to democracy ...

New not-for-profit audit supplier suggested

By Dan Peters | 06 June 2019

A not-for-profit audit supplier could be created to work alongside existing and any new firms ent...

Council to 'fully investigate' complaints after sexism claims

By Dan Peters | 06 June 2019

Stratford-on-Avon DC has said it will ‘fully investigate complaints of inappropriate behaviour’ a...