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FINANCE

Sector braced for 4% hike in pay bill

By Dan Peters | 30 May 2017

Local government employers are preparing for an overall increase in the national local government...

WHITEHALL

Chiefs back electoral registration changes

By Dan Peters | 30 May 2017

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

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

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...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

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 ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

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...

WHITEHALL

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...

PUBLIC HEALTH

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...

FINANCE

Uncertainty over rates retention

By Dan Peters | 24 May 2017

Local government finance experts have questioned whether the next government will push ahead with...

FINANCE

Council in bid to rebalance portfolio

By Dan Peters | 24 May 2017

Bath & North East Somerset Council is to rebalance its investment property portfolio as it tries ...

BUSINESS

Liverpool chief executive to 'step aside' after arrest

By Dan Peters | 22 May 2017

Liverpool City Council chief executive Ged Fitzgerald will 'voluntarily step aside' after he was ...

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