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CIPFA set to target CAs

By Dan Peters | 09 August 2017

The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) is expected to focus on combine...

Kirklees under 'unprecedented' pressure over £54m shortfall

By Dan Peters | 09 August 2017

Kirklees MBC ‘continues to face significant financial challenges’ even after raiding £23m from it...

Rental boost revealed as homelessness rises

By Dan Peters | 03 August 2017

The Government has announced further plans to boost the private rental sector and tackle affordab...

Derbyshire chief is axed to save money

By Dan Peters | 02 August 2017

Derbyshire CC has axed the chief executive role and will reduce the size of its top management te...

Scots warned over health and social care strategy

By Dan Peters | 02 August 2017

Scottish councils do not have the funding needed for health and social care integration, the Char...

No movement on rates has councils in a lather

By Dan Peters | 02 August 2017

Councils have reacted with anger after the Government refused to allow them to move £300m of busi...

'Concerns' aired over UC roll out

By Dan Peters | 02 August 2017

Scottish Labour has urged the Conservative government to halt the roll out of Universal Credit (U...

Government acts after sleep-in back pay ruling

By Sam Clayden | 26 July 2017

The Government has responded after a tribunal ruling granted sleep-in support workers up to six y...

Pressure mounts on 1% pay cap

By Dan Peters | 26 July 2017

Local government employers are contemplating a two-year pay offer as they battle to keep rises af...

DoLS delays lead to calls for reforms

By Dan Peters | 26 July 2017

Fresh calls have been made for urgent reforms to the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) sys...