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Rotherham wins back more control

By Dan Peters | 13 September 2017

Rotherham MBC has won back democratic control of all functions apart from children’s social care,...

Authorities deadlocked over disabled facilities grant

By Dan Peters | 13 September 2017

Staffordshire CC is at deadlock with one of its districts in a continuing row about disabled faci...

LGA tells Javid where he must spend extra rates cash

By Dan Peters | 13 September 2017

The Local Government Association (LGA) has told communities secretary Sajid Javid how it thinks e...

Joint research for kids' services costs

By Dan Peters | 13 September 2017

Local government will work with Whitehall to commission research to understand the drivers of inc...

'Business as usual' for councils despite Whitehall's silence on reorganisation

By Dan Peters | 13 September 2017

Councils waiting for the Government to decide on their reorganisation bids have vowed that it is ...

Local authorities lending weight to staff pay rise calls

By Dan Peters | 13 September 2017

Councils are piling on the pressure to give local government staff a pay rise by backing trade un...

Suffolk fails to find Cadman replacement

By Dan Peters | 12 September 2017

Suffolk CC has failed to find a chief executive to replace Deborah Cadman after a ‘full day of in...

Brum leader Clancy steps down amid growing pressure

By Dan Peters | 11 September 2017

Birmingham City Council leader John Clancy has stepped down amid growing pressure from the media ...

Pay cap pressure grows

By Dan Peters | 11 September 2017

Trade union Unison has issued fresh pleas for the Government to scrap the public sector pay cap.

Rotherham was alerted to taxi-CSE link - report

By Dan Peters | 06 September 2017

Rotherham MBC officers did not have ‘sufficient resources, systems or policies’ to adequately inv...