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Calls for top-level resignations over refurbishment's misuse of public cash

By Dan Peters | 04 October 2017

An opposition Herefordshire Council member has called for ‘top-level resignations’ after auditors...

WHITEHALL

Government to press ahead with Universal Credit despite growing criticism

By Dan Peters | 02 October 2017

Work and pensions secretary, David Gauke, has committed to pressing ahead with Universal Credit d...

FINANCE

County support for rates retention drops

By Dan Peters | 29 September 2017

Sector support for 100% business rates retention is waning after the County Councils’ Network (CC...

FINANCE

Council calls for end to 'discredited' austerity

By Dan Peters | 29 September 2017

Inverclyde Council has called for an end to austerity and demanded a fair local government budget...

FINANCE

Business rates appeals process in 'disarray'

By Dan Peters | 28 September 2017

The Valuation Office Agency’s (VOA) new business rates appeals process is in ‘disarray,’ council ...

PLANNING

Councillors attack planning reforms

By Dan Peters | 28 September 2017

Scottish Government proposals to overhaul the planning system would erode the local democratic pr...

FINANCE

No lift to borrowing cap hits councils' homebuilding plans

By Dan Peters | 27 September 2017

Ministers have refused to lift the cap on borrowing despite claims it would allow local authoriti...

AUDIT

Hub refurbishment costs 'spiralled out of control'

By Dan Peters | 27 September 2017

Auditors have blamed ‘poor budget management’ after the cost of a Herefordshire Council project t...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Labour vows to return resources back to councils

By Dan Peters | 27 September 2017

A Labour Government would put capacity back into local government ‘very rapidly’ so councils can ...

FINANCE

Pay claims on hold till Budget

By Dan Peters | 27 September 2017

Local government employers will wait until chancellor Philip Hammond’s Autumn Budget before respo...

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