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Northamptonshire finance officer who issued Section 114 quits

By Dan Peters | 06 July 2018

Northamptonshire CC’s chief finance officer has handed in his resignation weeks after issuing an ...

Cable: Commercial forays utterly bizarre

By Dan Peters | 05 July 2018

The leader of the Lib Dems has said it is ‘utterly bizarre’ that councils are buying up commercia...

Forbes calls for new funding approach

By Dan Peters | 05 July 2018

Senior vice-chair of the Local Government Association (LGA), Cllr Nick Forbes, has called for a ‘...

Rayner: Labour would devolve skills

By Dan Peters | 04 July 2018

A Labour Government would be committed to devolving responsibility for skills to city regions and...

Hawthorne: Local industrial strategies could go same way as devolution

By Dan Peters | 04 July 2018

Parts of the country could be left behind when Whitehall rolls out its local industrial strategie...

New indemnity mutual: We have learnt from LAML

By Dan Peters | 04 July 2018

The advisers behind the Local Government Association’s (LGA) new indemnity mutual insist they hav...

Union call for investment management change

By Dan Peters | 29 June 2018

Trade union Unison has called for council pension funds to bring their investment management in-h...

Risk warning over appeals fund delay

By Dan Peters | 29 June 2018

Government plans to introduce the central funding of business rate appeals a year after 75% rates...

Watchdog hails leadership at Scottish council

By Dan Peters | 29 June 2018

Scotland’s public spending watchdog has hailed the improved leadership of councillors and officer...

East Midlands unitaries 'would help region compete'

By Dan Peters | 29 June 2018

Leicestershire CC’s leader has outlined his vision for unitary councils covering the East Midland...