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Ministers back company delay

By Dan Peters | 27 July 2018

Ministers have approved a request for Worcestershire CC’s new children’s social care company to b...

Leadership should be more visible - peers

By Dan Peters | 26 July 2018

Gloucestershire CC’s senior political and managerial leadership should be ‘more visibly seen by s...

Peers suggest senior management restructure

By Dan Peters | 25 July 2018

Local Government Association peers have suggested there is an ‘opportunity to rethink’ Shropshire...

Councils should hire a 'public entrepreneur' - report

By Dan Peters | 25 July 2018

All councils should appoint a ‘public entrepreneur’ to lead innovation and transformation, a repo...

Whitehall offers three-year IFRS 9 override

By Dan Peters | 25 July 2018

The Government has proposed introducing a three-year statutory override of new rules that change ...

Districts push back against county unitary plans

By Dan Peters | 24 July 2018

Districts have pushed back against county council plans for local government reorganisation.

MHCLG to consider financial sustainability ahead of Spending Review

By Dan Peters | 23 July 2018

Marsham Street will embed its local authority sustainability tool in its preparations for next ye...

Ministers to 'review local government taxation'

By Dan Peters | 20 July 2018

Senior ministers have told the sector they are in favour of looking at local government taxation,...

Council launches commercially-driven strategies

By Dan Peters | 20 July 2018

Scarborough BC has launched two new commercially-driven strategies as part of its bid to achieve ...

Simon Stevens outlines 'opportunity to review' Better Care Fund

By Dan Peters | 20 July 2018

The social care green paper and NHS’ 10-year plan provides an ‘opportunity to review’ the Better ...