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BUSINESS

Council chiefs urged to 'seize the day'

By Dan Peters | 06 July 2017

Local authorities should ‘seize the day’ to secure inward investment for their areas, a former Go...

HEALTH

Call for mental health impact in council reports

By Dan Peters | 06 July 2017

Every council report should detail the potential impact decisions will have on residents’ mental ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Leese: Skills system is a mess

By Dan Peters | 05 July 2017

The leader of Manchester City Council has described the current skills system as a ‘mess’ as he l...

HEALTH

Directors' dismay over Hunt's bed-blocking funding threats

By Dan Peters | 05 July 2017

Adult social care directors have been left ‘very disappointed’ after the Government threatened to...

FINANCE

Adult social care spend expected to rise by 8.6%

By Dan Peters | 05 July 2017

Spending on adult social care in 2017/18 is expected to be £1.2bn higher than the year before, st...

FINANCE

Sector writes off £410m in 'uncollectable' taxes for 2016/17

By Dan Peters | 05 July 2017

Local authorities wrote off £410m of uncollectable council tax and business rates in 2016/17, new...

FINANCE

FCA overhaul for LGPS asset management

By Dan Peters | 05 July 2017

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced a ‘package of remedies’ to overhaul the asset...

FINANCE

Councils in business rates information 'black hole'

By Dan Peters | 05 July 2017

Councils that use Civica software may not be able to provide business rates relief promised by th...

DCLG

Sector 'lacks vision' for devo

By Dan Peters | 05 July 2017

Local government has been criticised for failing to present a compelling vision of decentralisati...

WHITEHALL

Care directors 'disappointed' by funding threat

By Dan Peters | 04 July 2017

Adult social care directors have been left ‘very disappointed’ after the Government threatened to...

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