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SOLACE code needs to have 'more bite'

By Dan Peters | 30 September 2015

A committee will be formed to develop the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives’ (SOLACE) c...

Cracking the code

By Dan Peters | 30 September 2015

Many believe in the need for an ethical code for officers to follow and, in the wake of SOLACE’s ...

Norfolk and Suffolk look to combine devo bids

By Dan Peters | 18 September 2015

Norfolk and Suffolk could form a joint combined authority after all despite missing the Governmen...

Directors criticise 'unreasonable' in-year grant cut

By Dan Peters | 17 September 2015

Children’s services directors have labelled proposals to slash the youth justice grant by a furth...

PM criticised over transformation message

By Dan Peters | 16 September 2015

Private companies will not solve a crisis in children’s social care, prime minister David Cameron...

Devo plans hit as Whitehall takes firm stance on powers

By Dan Peters | 16 September 2015

Devolution hopes have been dashed in areas throughout the country after the Government revealed a...

Trickett: Devolution tied to spending cuts doesn't work

By Dan Peters | 15 September 2015

The new shadow communities secretary Jon Trickett has argued that ‘devolution tied to spending cu...

Khan to fight London mayoral race for Labour

By Dan Peters | 11 September 2015

Former communities minister Sadiq Khan has been chosen as Labour candidate to run for London mayo...

Cameron to promise more devolution

By Dan Peters | 11 September 2015

David Cameron will promise more devolution in a speech outlining the Government’s approach to the...

'Surf tax' planned to tackle visitor impact

By Dan Peters | 10 September 2015

Councils in tourist hotspots have been weighing up ways of coping with the financial impact of vi...