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WHITEHALL

'Let's reorganise before planned finance system overhaul'

By Dan Peters | 27 September 2016

Local government reorganisation should happen before the planned overhaul of the finance system, ...

FINANCE

Herefordshire quizzed over recent resignation

By Dan Peters | 27 September 2016

Opposition councillors have called for Herefordshire Council to explain the circumstances behind ...

WHITEHALL

Council pension funds review opens

By Dan Peters | 27 September 2016

An expert has suggested the status quo could be the ‘least bad option’ as a review of academisati...

WHITEHALL

Academisation could cost councils £320m

By Dan Peters | 23 September 2016

The cost to council taxpayers of converting all schools to academies could be as high as £320m, n...

COUNCIL TAX

Greens to detail council tax reforms

By Dan Peters | 22 September 2016

Alternative proposals to reform council tax highlight the ‘regressive and unfair’ nature of the S...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Shared trio poached after North Norfolk cold feet

By Dan Peters | 21 September 2016

A council that had been sharing its neighbour’s top managers for several months has poached the t...

WHITEHALL

Calls for unity over business rates plans

By Sam Clayden | 21 September 2016

Senior local government figures have made a last-minute plea for the sector to unite ahead of nex...

FINANCE

Welsh authorities may face budget cuts of 9% by 2020

By Dan Peters | 21 September 2016

Councils in Wales could be facing an overall budget cut of 9% between now and 2020, the respected...

PAY

Calls for fundamental elections rethink

By Dan Peters | 20 September 2016

Electoral administrators have called for a ‘root and branch review’ of the system after back-to-b...

FINANCE

Solar farm deal to generate council cash

By Dan Peters | 16 September 2016

An environmentally-friendly deal to invest in a solar farm is expected to generate millions of po...

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