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Reform of public services is 'not delivering' in Scotland

By Laura Sharman | 26 June 2013

The progress into reforming public services in Scotland has been 'patchy', says committee.

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Oldham 'fastest to file accounts'

26 June 2013

Oldham MBC has raced to file its annual accounts for 2012/13 in a record-breaking 61 days.

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Town halls face sweeping changes in bid to cut costs

By Jonathan Werran | 26 June 2013

The chances of further mergers among the 89 Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) funds advanced...

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Subsidies axe to fall on councils hoping to dodge bedroom tax

26 June 2013

Housing Benefit (HB) subsidies could be axed for councils which have sought to get around the so-...

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Outsource HR at your peril

26 June 2013

Stuart Jones argues new whistleblowing laws which come into force today are a potential HR minefi...

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Spending Round 2013 - background

26 June 2013

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Pilots to explore smart use of public assets

By Laura Sharman | 25 June 2013

LGA and Cabinet Office launch 12 schemes to see how local and central government can drive effice...

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Seventh heaven for North East councils

By Jamie Hailstone | 25 June 2013

Seven local authorities in the North East agree to establish a combined authority for the region.

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LGPS consultation to cut scheme costs launched

By Jonathan Werran | 21 June 2013

Further LGPS mergers possible after government and LGA launch a consultation into significantly r...

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Councils rumoured to be facing 10% more cuts

By Jamie Hailstone | 21 June 2013

Councils could face another 10% cut in their budgets in 2015/16 in next week’s Spending Review, a...