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£1.3bn cash injection needed for care crisis

By Dan Peters | 18 October 2016

Local Government Association (LGA) chief executive Mark Lloyd has told senior officers that socia...

VOA funding is 'of the highest priority'

By Dan Peters | 18 October 2016

Council leaders have described securing proper funding for the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) as ‘...

Javid: Devolution deal well on track

By Dan Peters | 18 October 2016

Communities secretary Sajid Javid described plans for a Cambridgeshire and Peterborough devolutio...

SOLACE Summit: Sector 'stuffed' without fiscal devolution

By Dan Peters | 14 October 2016

Local government will be ‘stuffed’ if it fails to secure further fiscal devolution beyond 100% bu...

SOLACE Summit: Chiefs express integration fears

By Dan Peters | 14 October 2016

Local government chief executives have expressed scepticism about the health and social care inte...

SOLACE Summit: Lloyd says social care is in crisis

By Dan Peters | 13 October 2016

Local Government Association (LGA) chief executive Mark Lloyd has told senior officers that socia...

'Visionary' wanted for top Manchester job

By Dan Peters | 12 October 2016

A ‘visionary’ is being sought for what has been described as the ‘biggest and best job in British...

Health funds may be added to rates pot

By Dan Peters | 12 October 2016

Health service funding could be added to the business rates retention pot as part of the reforms ...

'Dry run review' to aid LGPS

By Dan Peters | 12 October 2016

A ‘dry run review’ by government risk experts will help local government pension schemes (LGPS) b...

'Robust' trading standards required

By Dan Peters | 05 October 2016

Council chiefs have been urged to think carefully about their statutory duties when cutting servi...