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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...

Secondments stall after Government drops support

By Dan Peters | 01 June 2018

A drive to increase secondments between central and local government has stalled after the Cabine...

Regional employers rebel over pay offer for chiefs

By Dan Peters | 31 May 2018

A regional rebellion is building over the national employers’ inferior pay offer for chief execut...

Northamptonshire intervention bolsters sector's credit quality

By Dan Peters | 31 May 2018

Local government’s high credit quality has been bolstered by the Government’s intervention at Nor...

Case for Edinburgh tourist tax builds

By Dan Peters | 30 May 2018

Edinburgh City Council leader, Cllr Adam McVey, has argued a small tourist levy would be in the ‘...

Council 'cliff edge' warning

By Dan Peters | 30 May 2018

Councils could face a ‘cliff edge’ if assessments of relative needs are fixed for five years and ...

Pensions data improvement drive

By Dan Peters | 30 May 2018

Local government pension schemes (LGPS) will be visited next week to be given advice on how to im...