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HEALTH

Leader: NHS problems could be sorted out by council directors

By Dan Peters | 23 January 2015

A good team of local government finance directors could easily sort out the problems in the NHS, ...

WHITEHALL

Chief executive struggling with post-2017 plan

By Dan Peters | 21 January 2015

The chief executive of Doncaster MBC has admitted that she is struggling to come up with a plan t...

FINANCE

Future of sector-led improvement up for debate

By Dan Peters | 21 January 2015

The Local Government Association (LGA) has launched a consultation for council chief executives a...

WHITEHALL

LGPS prepared to take legal action over CIVs

By Dan Peters | 20 January 2015

Local government pension schemes (LGPS) could launch legal action if Whitehall pushes them to use...

FINANCE

Councils forced to consider self-funding

By Dan Peters | 20 January 2015

Councils are being forced to think seriously about becoming self-funding as they plan their finan...

WHITEHALL

DCLG 'must reinforce relationships with Whitehall'

By Dan Peters | 20 January 2015

The former head of the Civil Service has admitted the Department for Communities and Local Govern...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Tackling CSE needs more 'statutory teeth'

By Dan Peters | 20 January 2015

Chief executives have been urged to provide challenge as well as support to their council’s effor...

HEALTH

RSP fails to reflect 40% cut in grants say councils

By Dan Peters | 20 January 2015

Town halls have attacked the Government’s revenue spending power (RSP) calculation for failing to...

FINANCE

Detectives to probe allegations against Walsall MBC staff

By Dan Peters | 20 January 2015

Detectives have launched a probe into allegations against Walsall MBC’s former social care boss a...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

'Still much to do' after Ofsted report

By Dan Peters | 20 January 2015

The new children’s services director at Manchester City Council has admitted there is still a lot...

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