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FINANCE
Make councils account for extreme investments
By Heather Jameson | 19 March 2020
Local government needs a new way to hold councils to account when they are making ‘extreme’ inves...
COUNCILLORS
Who watches the watchers?
By Donald Graham | 18 March 2020
Donald Graham reviews the recent history of local government standards and concludes two-tier and...
DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES
Local government audit deadline extended
By Martin Ford | 17 March 2020
The deadline for local government financial audits has been pushed back by two months.
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Councils respond to coronavirus outbreak
By Martin Ford | 16 March 2020
Councils have closed, events and meetings have been cancelled and some politicians are in self-is...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Plans drawn up for remote meetings
By Heather Jameson | 16 March 2020
Plans to let local authorities conduct their council meetings remotely are being considered by th...
HUMAN RESOURCES
Row over York chief departure
By Naomi Larsson | 10 March 2020
A row has erupted over the departure of York City Council’s chief executive.
HUMAN RESOURCES
Joint chief executive makes sudden departure
By Martin Ford | 09 March 2020
The retirement ‘with immediate effect’ of the chief executive of Staffordshire Moorlands DC and H...
WHITEHALL
Greater Birmingham LEP: Let councils decide boundaries
By Dan Peters | 02 March 2020
A West Midlands local enterprise partnership (LEP) has told ministers the decision on future boun...
FINANCE
Controversial Stoke budget rejected in council vote
By Martin Ford | 02 March 2020
Councillors are deadlocked over the budget just a week ahead of the national deadline.
FINANCE
Council votes for climate change referendum
By Dan Peters | 02 March 2020
Warwick DC has voted to hold a referendum on a 34.2% rise in its share of council tax to fund a c...
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