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FINANCE

Councils not held to account for commissioning social care, claims MP

By Hiba Mahamadi | 01 March 2018

Local authorities are not being held to account for the way they spend Government money on social...

FINANCE

Truth hates delay

By Ian Miller | 27 February 2018

The Government can’t keep using the 2017 General Election and work on Brexit as excuses for inact...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

We must collaborate to make homes suitable for the elderly

By Paul Smith | 27 February 2018

Paul Smith explains why the recommendations of the Communities and Local Government Committee’s r...

WHITEHALL

Wheeler promises rogue landlords clampdown

By Mark Conrad | 26 February 2018

Housing minister Heather Wheeler has promised a clampdown on rogue landlords using benefit change...

FINANCE

Sunak: Northamptonshire an exception

By Dan Peters | 21 February 2018

No other councils have contacted Whitehall with financial concerns on the scale of Northamptonshi...

WHITEHALL

Gwynne calls for answers on 'fiasco' settlement

By Dan Peters | 21 February 2018

Andrew Gwynne has written to the Cabinet Office’s permanent secretary claiming Whitehall official...

FINANCE

Rural-London clash over fair funding

By Dan Peters | 21 February 2018

London Councils is expected to clash with rural authorities over the upcoming fair funding review.

DCLG

When legends collide

20 February 2018

It’s not often you get legends of TV and film hanging round the local government conference circu...

FINANCE

Honesty is still the best policy

By Heather Jameson | 20 February 2018

Heather Jameson says those involved in the provisional local government finance settlement cover-...

FINANCE

Auditor in 'unlawful' budget warning

By Mark Conrad | 20 February 2018

Crisis-hit Northamptonshire CC was this week told to rip up its 2018/19 budget after auditors war...

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Head of Democratic Services, Elections & Monitoring Officer

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Director, Local Government Reform and Devolution

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Essex County Council

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