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FINANCE

Birmingham bin dispute cost council £6m

By Martin Ford | 15 March 2019

Birmingham City Council has settled an industrial dispute with refuse workers that has cost the a...

BUSINESS

Outsourcing giant Interserve to go into administration

By Martin Ford | 15 March 2019

One of the public sector’s biggest outsourcing companies, Interserve, will enter administration.

SOCIAL CARE

DToC figures due to social care on the rise

By Martin Ford | 14 March 2019

Winter pressures have been blamed for a rise in the number of delayed transfers of care (DToC) du...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Councils agree 'zero tolerance' of abuse and assaults on staff

By Martin Ford | 14 March 2019

Workers for a major council outsourcing company have suffered 350 incidents of physical assault, ...

PLANNING

Housing minister urges councils to revive HRA building

By Martin Ford | 13 March 2019

Minister Kit Malthouse has expressed a preference for building new homes using Housing Revenue Ac...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

New burdens funding to be reviewed

By Martin Ford | 12 March 2019

Hopes of increased funding for new burdens have been raised by ministers.

WHITEHALL

LGA presses for increase in asylum-seeking children funding

By Martin Ford | 12 March 2019

Pressure is growing on the Government to deliver on promises to improve funding for councils supp...

WASTE

End in sight for Birmingham bin dispute

By Martin Ford | 11 March 2019

The industrial dispute between Birmingham City Council and trade union Unite is expected to come ...

WASTE

Council faces soaring waste contract costs

By Martin Ford | 08 March 2019

Derbyshire Dales DC is braced for a hike in costs when its waste and recycling contract with Serc...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Worcestershire to transfer education services to company

By Martin Ford | 08 March 2019

Worcestershire CC is expected to give the green light to widen the scope of its children’s servic...

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