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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...