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WHITEHALL

Government misses self-imposed Easter reorganisation deadline

By Hiba Mahamadi | 24 April 2019

Preparations for local government reorganisation in Northamptonshire are moving ahead despite cou...

FINANCE

Hopes for legislative backing behind new code

By Dan Peters | 24 April 2019

An overhaul of financial management in councils could be enshrined in law, according to a consult...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: LEPs challenge Government performance review

By Dan Peters | 24 April 2019

Frustrated local enterprise partnerships (LEP) have demanded changes to the Government’s annual p...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Government to hear Brexit legal base fears

By Dan Peters | 24 April 2019

Continuing concerns around the future legal base of regulatory work after Brexit will be raised a...

WHITEHALL

Elections staff left asking questions on EU poll payments

By Dan Peters | 24 April 2019

Elections staff remain in the dark over the payments they will receive if the EU polls are cancel...

WHITEHALL

Government to push ahead with 75% rates retention in 2020/21

By Dan Peters | 23 April 2019

Whitehall will push ahead with plans to implement 75% business rates retention in 2020/21 despite...

WHITEHALL

Data demand over settled status bids

By Dan Peters | 18 April 2019

Councils have refused to give up after their request to access Home Office data on application ra...

WHITEHALL

Government review to look at council audit response

By Dan Peters | 17 April 2019

The Government will use its planned review of a key law to look at how councils respond to issues...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Concern over councils' ability to cope with polls

By Dan Peters | 17 April 2019

Council chiefs have raised concerns with Government about the sector’s capacity to run EU electio...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Making progress in Powys

By Dan Peters | 16 April 2019

An inspection revealing child protection processes at Powys CC were not good enough came as a ‘h...

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