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WHITEHALL

Jones: Government fully committed to rates retention

By Dan Peters | 14 September 2017

Local government minister Marcus Jones has insisted the Government is ‘still fully committed to p...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

A new hope for children's services?

By Dan Peters | 13 September 2017

At a crucial and at times troubling period for children’s services, and with new Ofsted leadershi...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

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,...

FINANCE

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...

FINANCE

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...

WHITEHALL

'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 ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

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...

WHITEHALL

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...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

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...

IMPROVEMENT

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 ...

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