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WHITEHALL
Council accuses government of ignoring planned legal challenge
By Chris Mahony | 28 September 2021
Blackpool Council has accused the Home Office and Serco of ignoring a planned legal challenge ove...
BUSINESS
Jamieson urges councils to sign up to national audit procurement
By Dan Peters | 24 September 2021
The Local Government Association’s (LGA) chairman has urged councils to sign up for the national ...
BUSINESS
Row over extra social care funding
By Paul Marinko | 20 September 2021
The Welsh Local Government Association has hit out at the ‘insulting and unsubstantiated comments...
CLIMATE CHANGE
The Paralympics and public procurement for the public good
By Patrick Thomson | 06 September 2021
We need to make sure the principles that drove big set piece investments such as London 2012 are ...
BUSINESS
Welsh Government looks at holiday home reforms
By Naomi Larsson | 26 August 2021
Holiday home owners in Wales could be charged the full amount of business rates amid claims peopl...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
School transport contractor axed over safeguarding concerns
By Martin Ford | 18 August 2021
Birmingham City Council said the contract had been terminated following a breach of terms.
LEGAL
How can procurement drive digital transformation?
By Craig Elder | 17 August 2021
Procurement can set the tone and determine the successful outcome of a digital transformation pr...
BUSINESS
Farrans awarded care home contract
By Dan Peters | 16 August 2021
Plans for a new £13m care home in Leighton Buzzard have moved a step closer after Central Bedford...
BUSINESS
'Shameless' COVID fraudsters targeted 41 councils
By Martin Ford | 11 August 2021
The actions of two companies that attempted to defraud dozens of councils out of COVID grants hav...
BUSINESS
Essex draws on reserves to fund legal dispute
By Paul Marinko | 10 August 2021
Essex CC is drawing down £13m of reserves to fund an ongoing legal dispute over a failed waste sc...
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