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Chief executive role reinstated

By Dan Peters | 24 August 2015

The leader of Northumberland CC has defended a decision to reinstate the role of chief executive ...

Demands issued in return for mayor

By Dan Peters | 21 August 2015

Tough-talking West Midlands councils have told government they will only accept an elected mayor ...

Ridley to return to DCLG

By Dan Peters | 20 August 2015

The Department of Communities and Local Government’s (DCLG) former finance director will return t...

Rogers vows to get tough on staff

By Dan Peters | 18 August 2015

Birmingham City Council’s chief executive has vowed to be tougher with his corporate leadership t...

Whitehall to examine cost of children's care

By Dan Peters | 18 August 2015

The Government will commission work to find out more about children’s services demand and expendi...

LPFA chair to lead fund's super pool

By Dan Peters | 18 August 2015

London mayor Boris Johnson has made a key appointment in his bid to drive forward consolidation a...

District council probe after mass grievance submission

By Dan Peters | 18 August 2015

Senior staff are at loggerheads with the management team at a district council that is subject to...

Campaigners could challenge councils over LOBO loans

By Dan Peters | 18 August 2015

Councils could face a raft of challenges to their annual accounts from campaigners against the us...

MP calls for council leaders to have London Assembly voting rights

By Dan Peters | 18 August 2015

London’s council leaders should be given the right to turn up and vote at a beefed-up London Asse...

Push for premier powers

By Dan Peters | 18 August 2015

Dan Peters reports from Bolton MBC where he spoke to new chief executive, Paul Najsarek, on how h...