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BUSINESS
EXCLUSIVE: LGA hit by unexpected £1m insurance bill
By Chris Mahony | 30 January 2019
Smith Square faces an unexpected bill of up to £1m to cover the start-up costs of the insurance v...
BUSINESS
Grenfell and Carillion prompt Freedom of Information call
By Chris Mahony | 28 January 2019
A watchdog has called for an extension of the Freedom of Information Act to cover outsourcers and...
HIGHWAYS
Wandsworth faces insourcing demand by striking workers
By Martin Ford | 24 January 2019
Workers have demanded parking enforcement at Wandsworth LBC be brought in-house as four days of i...
BUSINESS
Big audit firms may quit market
By Dan Peters | 23 January 2019
Larger audit firms may quit the local government market in the long-term, an independent review h...
BUSINESS
Mursell to leave Kier
By Chris Ames | 22 January 2019
Kier has announced that chief executive Haydn Mursell will leave the business ‘with immediate eff...
HUMAN RESOURCES
New public services MD appointed in Capita restructure
By Martin Ford | 22 January 2019
Capita has appointed Simon Freeman to the position of managing director of its local public servi...
BUSINESS
LGA backs audit fee freeze despite pressure
By Dan Peters | 21 January 2019
Smith Square has backed holding external audit fees for local government at a lower level despite...
LEGAL
Lawyers call for post-Brexit procurement rule changes
By Martin Ford | 18 January 2019
Legal experts have added their weight to calls for changes to procurement rules after Brexit.
BUSINESS
Construction firms make shortlist for high-value contracts
By Martin Ford | 18 January 2019
Six more firms will be in the running for multi-million pound construction projects after being a...
WHITEHALL
LGA to build case for tourism tax
By Dan Peters | 18 January 2019
Smith Square is to commission further research as it looks to build a ‘very strong case’ for a to...
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