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FINANCE

Grant formula under fire

By Dan Peters | 13 January 2015

Tory and Labour council leaders have warned local government minister Kris Hopkins they may not b...

COUNCIL TAX

Welsh and Scots governments told to 'stop sucking up powers'

By Dan Peters | 13 January 2015

Calls have been made for the devolved Welsh and Scottish governments to pass more powers down to ...

EDUCATION

Rogers blows whistle on policies

By Dan Peters | 13 January 2015

Birmingham City Council’s chief executive has urged other councils to check their whistleblowing ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Councils urged to join Sheffield CA

By Dan Peters | 13 January 2015

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire CCs are being urged to claim a seat on the Sheffield city region c...

WHITEHALL

Referendum campaign for elected mayor

By Dan Peters | 13 January 2015

A campaign for a referendum on whether Greater Manchester should have an elected mayor has been l...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

EXCLUSIVE: Whitehall to increase use of 'external experts' to aid failing children's services

By Dan Peters | 13 January 2015

External experts will be increasingly called in to support weak or failing children’s social care...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Hampshire Community Bank project goes ahead

By Dan Peters | 13 January 2015

Backers of what is hoped will be the first community bank of its kind in the country believe the ...

FINANCE

Legal panel paves way for LGPS framework expansion

By Dan Peters | 13 January 2015

A panel of legal advisors have been appointed as the number of frameworks available for members o...

FINANCE

Complex accounts 'obstacle to public scrutiny'

By Dan Peters | 13 January 2015

Finance chiefs have been lobbying the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) over...

CORE CITIES

West Yorkshire still waiting for devolution Christmas present

By Dan Peters | 13 January 2015

West Yorkshire and the Leeds city region are still waiting for a devolution deal that had been ex...

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