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Case for Edinburgh tourist tax builds

By Dan Peters | 30 May 2018

Edinburgh City Council leader, Cllr Adam McVey, has argued a small tourist levy would be in the ‘...

Council 'cliff edge' warning

By Dan Peters | 30 May 2018

Councils could face a ‘cliff edge’ if assessments of relative needs are fixed for five years and ...

Pensions data improvement drive

By Dan Peters | 30 May 2018

Local government pension schemes (LGPS) will be visited next week to be given advice on how to im...

Planning Bill progresses despite opposition

By Dan Peters | 30 May 2018

Scottish opposition parties have called for changes after expressing concerns about the Governmen...

EXCLUSIVE: Councils take key Prevent strategy role

By Dan Peters | 30 May 2018

Councils have been handed administrative control of the controversial Prevent counter-terror stra...

Capita commits to sector at crunch meeting

By Dan Peters | 29 May 2018

Capita’s new chief executive Jonathan Lewis has met with a number of local government clients to ...

Bailey to oversee management review at North Somerset

By Dan Peters | 29 May 2018

An ex-chief executive of Islington LBC, Local Partnerships and consultancy iMPOWER has been appoi...

Buckinghamshire districts could legally challenge reorganisation

By Dan Peters | 29 May 2018

Buckinghamshire’s districts have not ruled out launching a legal challenge against Government pla...

Auditor attacks Northamptonshire reporting

By Dan Peters | 25 May 2018

Financial reporting at Northamptonshire CC was too ‘vague’ and lacked crucial detail prior to the...

Sunak: LGPS should punch its weight

By Dan Peters | 24 May 2018

Local government minister Rishi Sunak has said he is determined to ensure the pooling of council ...