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Leaked recording confirms Surrey 'gentleman's agreement'

By Dan Peters | 07 March 2017

A leaked recording of Surrey CC leader, David Hodge, admitting he secured a ‘gentleman’s agreemen...

Tri-borough blow as chief executive to leave

By Dan Peters | 03 March 2017

The chief executive of Hammersmith & Fulham LBC will part company with the council in a move that...

MPs call for rates and LEP reviews

By Dan Peters | 03 March 2017

MPs have called for separate government reviews of local enterprise partnerships (LEP) and the bu...

Interest in bonds agency borrowing drops to one in 10

By Dan Peters | 28 February 2017

Just one in 10 are expected to use the UK Municipal Bonds Agency (UKMBA) to borrow to fund infras...

DCN to lobby Whitehall on future of baseline rate

By Dan Peters | 28 February 2017

The District Councils’ Network (DCN) will lobby the Government for certainty on the future baseli...

Looking to the future

By Dan Peters | 28 February 2017

Dan Peters talks to Teresa Pearce about social care, council funding and The Labour Party’s prosp...

Somerset kids' services 'still need improvement'

By Dan Peters | 28 February 2017

Ofsted has told Somerset CC’s ‘inadequate’ children’s services that ‘notable room for improvement...

STP fears as bosses 'not confident' about delivery

By Dan Peters | 28 February 2017

Fresh concerns about sustainability and transformation plans (STP) have been raised after a surve...

'Blame and responsibility' – Whitehall's' devolution legacy

By Dan Peters | 28 February 2017

The only things the Government has devolved are blame and responsibility, shadow communities secr...

Council to scrap chief role

By Dan Peters | 27 February 2017

Wellingborough BC is expected to scrap its chief executive role as part of a ‘new model of senior...