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FINANCE

EXCLUSIVE: Welfare under threat as councils count cost of cuts

By Dan Peters | 09 April 2015

Council finance directors have warned they will be forced to scale back local welfare assistance ...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Call to fund DoLS new burdens

By Dan Peters | 08 April 2015

London will need an additional £10.5m in 2015/16 to meet the huge expected rise in Deprivation of...

FINANCE

Pension schemes 'doing minimum' to comply

By Dan Peters | 08 April 2015

A finance expert has warned of a ‘clear split’ among local government pension schemes (LGPS) in t...

FINANCE

Row over as LGA sticks with growth board

By Dan Peters | 08 April 2015

The Local Government Association (LGA) has stepped back from threats to pull out of the National ...

HEALTH

Councils likely to 'pay lip service' to new obligation

By Dan Peters | 08 April 2015

Councils are unlikely to be able to meet a new obligation to reach out to people experiencing iso...

HEALTH

Care Act warning on implementation day

By Dan Peters | 01 April 2015

Warnings that the Care Act needs more funding for it to be a success have continued to be made as...

WHITEHALL

Warning over electoral roll system problems

By Dan Peters | 31 March 2015

Problems with the individual electoral registration verification service could affect the conduct...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

LGA forum 'will help Tower Hamlets to improve'

By Dan Peters | 31 March 2015

Tower Hamlets LBC has called for a Local Government Association-facilitated forum to sort out pro...

FINANCE

Row over delay to exempt travel expenses from tax

By Dan Peters | 31 March 2015

A fierce political row has erupted after plans to exempt councillors’ travel expenses from tax by...

FINANCE

Next government 'must tackle the crisis in care'

By Dan Peters | 31 March 2015

Council services face a hammering in next year’s spending review if the soaring costs of health a...

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