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Consensus building around new funding formulae

By Dan Peters | 21 May 2018

Consensus is building around a number of service areas for which the sector believes there should...

Chiefs attack 'light touch' approach to standards

By Dan Peters | 18 May 2018

England has been left with a ‘light touch approach to local government standards reliant on local...

Internal candidate favourite to get top job

By Dan Peters | 17 May 2018

Derbyshire Dales DC is expected to appoint its deputy chief executive Paul Wilson to the top job.

Council told to 'grip financial situation'

By Dan Peters | 17 May 2018

Somerset CC must ‘grip its financial situation’ and become more focussed on its ‘immediate financ...

Allied agrees rescue plan

By Dan Peters | 17 May 2018

Homecare provider Allied Healthcare has agreed a rescue plan with its creditors.

MPs are increasingly interested in local government issues

By Sam Clayden | 16 May 2018

The influential Public Accounts Committee has been busy investigating the major issues facing loc...

Children's services blow for new chiefs

By Dan Peters | 16 May 2018

Surrey CC’s children’s services are still inadequate, according to Ofsted – three years after the...

CIPFA urges LOBO review

By Dan Peters | 16 May 2018

Finance experts have urged local authorities to review their Lender Option Borrower Option (LOBO)...

MHCLG will not recover £36m overpayments

By Dan Peters | 15 May 2018

Millions of pounds overpaid to local authorities by the Government will not be recovered, Marsham...

MHCLG: A lot can be gained from unitary

By Dan Peters | 15 May 2018

A unitary structure could save money and improve effectiveness, top civil servants have said in t...