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Complexity barrier for pension schemes

By Dan Peters | 24 May 2018

The complexity of local government pension schemes is the biggest barrier to improved governance ...

Welsh councils' Brexit call

By Dan Peters | 24 May 2018

Welsh local government has made a series of Brexit-related calls at an event in Cardiff today att...

Regulator gets top council job

By Dan Peters | 24 May 2018

The chief executive of Scotland’s social care regulator has been appointed boss of Perth & Kinros...

Funding fail for information sharing crack team

By Dan Peters | 24 May 2018

A ‘crack team’ launched to improve information sharing across the public sector has announced it ...

Wates chosen for £23m project

By Dan Peters | 24 May 2018

Brent LBC has appointed national developer, Wates Residential, to build 149 homes within the boro...

Call for greater council oversight of academies

By Dan Peters | 24 May 2018

Ministers need to take control of ‘faltering’ academy finances or let councils oversee them, town...

Police bail extended for council leader and former chiefs

By Dan Peters | 23 May 2018

Four local government figures on bail in connection with a fraud probe have been told to return t...

Telford CSE inquiry delayed to involve victims

By Martin Ford | 23 May 2018

An inquiry into child sexual exploitation in Telford has been delayed to give victims a greater s...

Peterborough considers launching trading company

By Dan Peters | 23 May 2018

Peterborough City Council could launch a local authority trading company to give it more control ...

Council pushes ahead with legal review of reorganisation

By Dan Peters | 23 May 2018

Christchurch BC has issued proceedings in the High Court for a judicial review of ministers’ deci...