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BUSINESS
English authorities' rate collections up by 3.7%
By Dan Peters | 29 November 2016
The amount English councils collected from business rates in 2015/16 increased by 3.7% or £804m o...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
'Outsource to avoid intervention'
By Sam Clayden | 23 November 2016
A member of Norfolk CC’s children’s services committee has urged the council’s leader to consider...
BUSINESS
Interserve dropped after failure to deliver
By Jamie Hailstone | 23 November 2016
Interserve has been sacked from a major city waste project after ‘repeatedly’ failing to meet del...
BUSINESS
Devo 'will give building a boost'
By Jamie Hailstone | 23 November 2016
The chief executive of Atkins in the UK and Europe has predicted the devolution agenda will boost...
FINANCE
Barnet deal has created £31m savings
By Jamie Hailstone | 23 November 2016
Barnet LBC’s controversial contract with Capita has achieved £31m in savings during its first thr...
FINANCE
Change your approach to finance
By Tony Kirkham | 23 November 2016
Local government must think differently about business rates retention or communities will suffer...
FINANCE
Redesigning business rate appeals
By Andrew Muter | 23 November 2016
The business rate appeals system is broken and focus must be given to eliminating waste, argues A...
BUSINESS
Ministers sign off £250m Aberdeen City Region deal
By Sam Clayden | 21 November 2016
The Aberdeen city region deal has been launched today after UK and Scottish Government ministers ...
WHITEHALL
Mitie withdraws from home healthcare market after loss
By Jamie Hailstone | 21 November 2016
Outsourcing group Mitie has reported making a loss of more than £100m in the first six months of ...
BUSINESS
Batteries boost income in energy deal
By Jamie Hailstone | 16 November 2016
Local authorities could unlock a valuable source of new income by investing in batteries to store...
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