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Councils to take legal advice after reorganisation review block

By Dan Peters | 21 March 2019

Two Buckinghamshire district councils are to take legal advice after their attempts to judicially...

Watchdog calls for 'transformational changes'

By Dan Peters | 21 March 2019

‘More fundamental, transformational changes are needed in service provision’ by Scottish councils...

'Much more to do' to improve quality of Northamptonshire CC services

By Dan Peters | 19 March 2019

There is ‘much more to do’ to improve the quality of Northamptonshire CC’s services, two Governme...

EXCLUSIVE: Frustration mounts on Brexit legislation list

By Dan Peters | 19 March 2019

Frustration is growing as the Government stalls on requests to provide a comprehensive list of se...

EXCLUSIVE: Grimsey criticises speed of high streets bidding process

By Dan Peters | 19 March 2019

Retail expert Bill Grimsey has accused the Government of forcing the pace on bids to its £675m Fu...

Modern slavery referrals rocket

By Ann McGauran | 15 March 2019

Referrals of potential victims of modern slavery made by councils have soared tenfold in five yea...

New directors help children's services improve

By Dan Peters | 14 March 2019

A new senior leadership team has brought ‘drive, energy and focus’ to Croydon LBC’s efforts to im...

Steepest council tax rise in 15 years

By Dan Peters | 14 March 2019

The steepest climb in council tax in 15 years in Wales will take place in 2019/20, the Chartered ...

Cost of Dorset redundancies to be recovered in 20 months

By Dan Peters | 13 March 2019

Nine proposed senior officer redundancies made as part of the creation of new unitary Dorset Coun...

Welsh councils in £1.2m Brexit boost

By Dan Peters | 13 March 2019

An extra £1.2m has been allocated to help Welsh councils prepare for Brexit, housing and local go...