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FINANCE

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...

SCOTLAND

'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...

WHITEHALL

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...

FINANCE

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...

FINANCE

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...

FINANCE

Housing company saves council £2.5m in a year

By Dan Peters | 26 July 2017

Enfield LBC’s independent company that buys family homes to provide an alternative to costly nigh...

SOCIAL CARE

Whitehall told social care must become 24/7 sector

By Dan Peters | 26 July 2017

Social care services need to become ‘more flexible’ to ensure an ‘effective and integrated urgent...

WHITEHALL

Appeal granted over 'unlawful' boycott of Israel

By Dan Peters | 26 July 2017

The Government has received permission to appeal a court ruling that found its attempt to prevent...

PAY

Cook to fill in when Cadman leaves

By Dan Peters | 21 July 2017

Suffolk CC’s corporate director of health, wellbeing and children’s services will step into the r...

WHITEHALL

Hughes and Goldsworthy join new finance commission

By Dan Peters | 20 July 2017

An ex-boss of Birmingham City Council has been appointed to a commission charged with finding way...

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