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Devolution could 'distract' from public sector reform

Devolution could distract local government from pushing ahead with public sector reform, a council chief executive has warned.

By Dan Peters | 26 November 2015

Devolution could distract local government from pushing ahead with public sector reform, a council chief executive has warned.

Sheffield City Council chief executive John Mothersole said he was concerned public sector reform would be ‘paused' for as long as the focus remained on devolution.

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