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WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: LGA ignores calls for forced peer reviews

By Dan Peters | 17 June 2015

Whitehall inspectors could march into councils that refuse to engage with sector-led improvement ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Combined authority path could be 'rocky'

By Dan Peters | 17 June 2015

A ‘rocky road’ stands in the way of the creation of more combined authorities, an academic has wa...

HEALTH

Call for Better Care Fund 'on steroids' but uncertainty remains

By Dan Peters | 17 June 2015

Senior officials leading national work on the Better Care Fund (BCF) are in the dark about the Go...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Shoesmith calls on social workers to fight back against prison threat

By Dan Peters | 17 June 2015

Social workers need to defeat the argument that jailing public servants for failing to protect ch...

FINANCE

Bonds agency could fund service transformation

By Dan Peters | 17 June 2015

Councils looking to transform public services could obtain funding by using the new municipal bon...

FINANCE

Services under threat as Budget looms

By Dan Peters | 17 June 2015

Councils have warned that further cuts will mean salami slicing will have to be replaced by axing...

WHITEHALL

Experts criticise 'bizarre' pensions decisions split

By Dan Peters | 17 June 2015

Spreading responsibility for local government pensions across two ministers has been labelled ‘bi...

WHITEHALL

Business rates reform 'must not harm councils'

By Dan Peters | 17 June 2015

Council chiefs have warned business rate reforms must not have a negative impact on local authori...

FINANCE

Talks to be held on coastal devolution

By Dan Peters | 16 June 2015

The appetite for devolving powers to coastal councils will be discussed by at least 28 senior off...

FINANCE

Councils facing £1bn financial black hole

By Dan Peters | 15 June 2015

Scotland’s councils are approaching a financial black hole of around £1bn, new figures compiled b...

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