Westminster turmoil piles on uncertainty for sector
December 12, 2018
Turmoil in Westminster has piled further uncertainty onto local government, as the sector awaits the provisional finance settlement and prepares for trips to the polls.
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Barnsley chief Diana Terris announces retirement
December 12, 2018
The chief executive of Barnsley MBC, Diana Terris, has announced she will retire next year.
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Councils may have to hand back grant
December 11, 2018
Some of the extra £55m Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) announced by the chancellor in the Budget may have to be handed back by councils.
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Squeezed Somerset reins in overspend
December 12, 2018
Under-pressure Somerset CC has reduced its projected overspend in 2018/19 from £3.2m to £2.4m, senior councillors will hear next week.
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Lancaster chief Parsonage to take over at Wokingham Council
December 12, 2018
Wokingham Council has announced the appointment of Susan Parsonage as its new chief executive.
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Nottinghamshire CC abandons reorganisation plan
December 12, 2018
Nottinghamshire CC has dropped its reorganisation plans, which the leadership had hoped would save the authority millions of pounds each year.
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Building handover after council loan deadline missed
December 11, 2018
A state-of-the-art commercial workspace will be handed over to a council after one of the UK’s largest not-for-profit enterprise agencies missed the deadline for repaying a £2.75m loan.
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Transformation savings at risk
December 12, 2018
The transformation programme underpinning Surrey CC’s return to financial sustainability has ‘a medium to high risk of slippage,’ the troubled county’s auditors will warn councillors today.
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Care Management Group sold for £200m
December 11, 2018
A care provider has been sold in a multi-million pound deal, with another company expected to be flogged in the coming months.
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