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Academies put authorities under financial pressure

By Dan Peters | 30 May 2017

The increasing number of academies and free schools is forcing councils to put money aside in cas...

Financial issues slow down health care integration

By Dan Peters | 30 May 2017

Health and social care integration is being ‘parked’ because of the current financial climate, th...

LGA opts for carrot over stick after publication call

By Dan Peters | 30 May 2017

The Local Government Association (LGA) has batted away an independent call to publish a list of c...

Thurrock rapped over failed court case

By Dan Peters | 30 May 2017

A council that tried to prosecute a trio over allegations of a ‘very large scale fraud’ to genera...

Chiefs back electoral registration changes

By Dan Peters | 30 May 2017

Council chief executives have backed calls for improvements to electoral registration amid report...

Worcestershire hires interim to replace Marchant

By Dan Peters | 25 May 2017

An ‘experienced local government chief executive’ has been hired to the top role at Worcestershir...

House and Sykes battle for LGA role

By Dan Peters | 24 May 2017

A council leader will battle it out with a backbench councillor to lead the Lib Dem group at the ...

Plan to put poor performing kids' services in trust slammed

By Dan Peters | 24 May 2017

Conservative manifesto plans to strip children’s services responsibilities from the ‘weakest coun...

Sector fury at Vodafone backtrack

By Dan Peters | 24 May 2017

Telecoms giant Vodafone has ‘annoyed’ councils by back-tracking on plans to unbundle its services...

Councils hit by healthy food scheme's failure

By Dan Peters | 24 May 2017

Councils are counting the cost of participating in a public health scheme designed to improve chi...