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Morse to maintain audit standards

By Dan Peters | 25 June 2018

National Audit Office chief Sir Amyas Morse has insisted he will not lower the standards expected...

Government waters down devolution framework plans

By Dan Peters | 21 June 2018

Hopes are fading that the Government’s devolution framework will jump-start the agenda when it is...

Northern Irish councils' devolution call

By Dan Peters | 21 June 2018

The time is now right to extend the responsibilities of local government in Northern Ireland thro...

Councils urged to shift bond motivation

By Dan Peters | 20 June 2018

English local authorities have been urged to shift their motivation for implementing social impac...

GMB rejects Scottish councils' pay offer

By Dan Peters | 20 June 2018

Members of the GMB Scotland trade union have rejected the Scottish local government pay offer, po...

EXCLUSIVE: Councils could face 'traffic light' grading on finances

By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters | 20 June 2018

Every council could be publicly graded red, amber or green for financial resilience under plans b...

Surrey has 'improved' since Parsons Green bomb

By Dan Peters | 19 June 2018

Surrey CC has insisted it has made improvements since the Parsons Green bomber partially exploded...

Districts resist council tax support pressure

By Dan Peters | 15 June 2018

Districts have hit back at Government pressure for them to pass on cash for local council tax sup...

Mayors renew skills call

By Dan Peters | 13 June 2018

England’s directly-elected regional mayors today renewed their call on the Government for greater...

Lancashire devolution plan revived

By Dan Peters | 01 June 2018

Lancashire's council leaders are looking to revive talks with the Government over a devolution de...