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'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...

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...

Lack of DCSs hits directors' roles

By Dan Peters | 20 January 2015

A call to fight for the director of children’s services role amid an increasing trend towards cre...

LGA demands changes to Ofsted's 'blinkered' inspection regime

By Dan Peters | 20 January 2015

Councils in England and Wales have called for an overhaul in the way children’s services are insp...

Islamic leaders demand clarification from Pickles

By Dan Peters | 19 January 2015

Islamic leaders have demanded communities secretary Eric Pickles clarifies his letter to English ...

'Logjam' Solihull blamed for combined authority delay

By Dan Peters | 15 January 2015

Solihull MBC’s leader has hit back at criticism, insisting his council is ‘actively involved’ in ...

Local government minister attacks 'town hall jobsworths' in bins row

By Dan Peters | 14 January 2015

Councils should be left to decide how often they collect bins, shadow communities secretary Hilar...

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...

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...

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 ...