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COUNCIL TAX

Haringey to reform council tax support

By Dan Peters | 17 August 2018

Haringey LBC could invest £1.6m in 2019/20 to allow some of its poorest residents to not pay coun...

FINANCE

Northamptonshire library closures ruled 'unlawful'

By William Eichler | 15 August 2018

The decision to close 21 council-run libraries in Northamptonshire was made unlawfully, a court h...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Getting a grip on children's services costs

By Dan Peters | 15 August 2018

Although the focus of social services budgets is on adult care costs, it is children’s services t...

WHITEHALL

Simplified rates retention approach mooted

By Dan Peters | 13 August 2018

A separate grant to reward councils that help Government achieve its policy objectives under busi...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Councils resist peer challenge offer

By Dan Peters | 13 August 2018

The Local Government Association (LGA) is facing resistance as it struggles to persuade reluctant...

FINANCE

Council tax revaluation calls grow

By Dan Peters | 10 August 2018

Finance chiefs have said it is ‘untenable’ for local government to rely on the creaking council t...

FINANCE

CIPFA guidance to strengthen finance officer LEP role

By Dan Peters | 10 August 2018

Moves to strengthen the role of Section 151 officers in local enterprise partnerships (LEP) have ...

FINANCE

DCN to hike fees

By Dan Peters | 10 August 2018

The District Councils’ Network (DCN) plans to hike its fees by up to four times for some local au...

FINANCE

Suspended Sellgren leaves council

By Dan Peters | 10 August 2018

A council chief executive suspended for nine months after an independent review into problems fac...

WHITEHALL

Government prepared to consider 'Amazon tax' - Hammond

By Dan Peters | 10 August 2018

Chancellor Philip Hammond has said the Government would be ‘prepared to consider a tax on online ...

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