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Devolution warning for boroughs

By Dan Peters | 21 March 2018

London boroughs have been warned they have a ‘relatively brief window of opportunity’ to influenc...

London fraud hub to go live

By Dan Peters | 21 March 2018

The London Counter-Fraud Hub is expected to go live in July after the conclusion of a successful ...

Hunt hints at green paper contents

By Dan Peters | 20 March 2018

Health and social care secretary Jeremy Hunt has said a debate with the public is needed about wh...

Council rejects strong leader model suggestion

By Dan Peters | 20 March 2018

Knowsley MBC councillors have ‘little appetite’ to change the authority’s governance arrangements...

Deprivation key to fair funding - Core Cities

By Dan Peters | 15 March 2018

Student numbers, deprivation, density and pollution should all be recognised by the Government wh...

Timetable will plunge sector into 'crisis management'

By Dan Peters | 15 March 2018

Local government would be thrown into a period of ‘crisis management’ under the Government’s curr...

Over-85 numbers must be in new formula - CCN

By Dan Peters | 15 March 2018

County councils have said it is ‘crucial’ that the new funding formula is able to reflect the gro...

Districts committed to contest single unitary

By Hiba Mahamadi and Dan Peters | 15 March 2018

Buckinghamshire districts have vowed to fight plans for a single unitary council for the county a...

Caller calls for council commissioners and carve-up

By Dan Peters | 15 March 2018

The inspector appointed by the Government to review Northamptonshire CC’s governance has suggeste...

Government backs DoLS replacement

By Dan Peters | 14 March 2018

The Government has said it ‘agrees in principle’ that the current Deprivation of Liberty Safeguar...