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BUSINESS

Let's ensure Interserve can deliver on its present contracts rather than considering new ones

17 December 2018

As uncertainty over the future of Interserve continues, Paul O'Brien of APSE says it would be bet...

FINANCE

Transformation savings at risk

By Chris Mahony | 12 December 2018

The transformation programme underpinning Surrey CC’s return to financial sustainability has ‘a m...

BUSINESS

Care Management Group sold for £200m

By Martin Ford | 11 December 2018

A care provider has been sold in a multi-million pound deal, with another company expected to be ...

BUSINESS

Building handover after council loan deadline missed

By Dan Peters | 11 December 2018

A state-of-the-art commercial workspace will be handed over to a council after one of the UK’s la...

WHITEHALL

VOA to appeal cash machines ruling

By Dan Peters | 10 December 2018

The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) wants to appeal to the Supreme Court after a judge ruled shop-b...

BUSINESS

Kier falls out of FTSE 250 amid outsourcing shares rout

By Martin Ford | 10 December 2018

Turmoil in public sector outsourcing has led to a key player tumbling out of the FTSE 250.

BUSINESS

Future Forum North: 'We're wasting data'

By Dan Peters | 07 December 2018

A rallying cry has been made for councils to make use of the reams of available untapped data.

WHITEHALL

Future Forum North: Whiteman rages at removing finance directors from top team

By Dan Peters | 06 December 2018

Council chief executives that demote the finance director role from the top team were being ‘too ...

HEALTH

Future Forum North: Authenticity key in chief role

By Dan Peters | 06 December 2018

A top local government recruiter has encouraged council chief executives to be authentic.

BUSINESS

Future Forum North: AI 'will not reduce workforce size'

By Dan Peters | 06 December 2018

Artificial intelligence (AI) will not reduce the size of the local government workforce, a top pr...