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WHITEHALL

Power-seeking boroughs 'are no threat to devolution'

By Dan Peters | 09 April 2015

Senior London Councils figures have insisted the eight boroughs seeking new powers for their sub-...

FINANCE

Groups poised to bid for share of sector-led improvement cash

By Dan Peters | 09 April 2015

Local government groups are lining up to help deliver sector-led improvement if plans to open it ...

FINANCE

EXCLUSIVE: IT systems 'not ready for capped care cost reforms'

By Dan Peters | 09 April 2015

Payments under the Care Act could be hit by delays unless councils wake up to the ‘big IT implica...

DCLG

EXCLUSIVE: Fight to stay in Troubled Families programme

By Dan Peters | 09 April 2015

Four councils face a battle to remain in the Troubled Families programme after their performance ...

COUNCILLORS

EXCLUSIVE: Mayor warned 'cultural change' vital to progress

By Dan Peters | 09 April 2015

Cultural change at senior officer level and their working relationships with members will be ‘fun...

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...

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