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Whitehall consultancy spend to 'top £830m'
By Jonathan Werran | 21 August 2013
Whitehall’s spend on external consultants increased by more than £500m last year.
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Bedroom tax error leads to Scottish funding shortfall
By Jonathan Werran | 21 August 2013
An accounting error over Discretionary Housing Payment (DHP) allocations has resulted in a cash s...
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Counties plan to pool their pension funds
By MJ reporter | 21 August 2013
Three county councils are proposing talks to merge their town hall pension funds, as one of the l...
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Balfour Beatty hit by £6m pre-tax loss
By MJ reporter | 21 August 2013
Construction and infrastructure giant Balfour Beatty has announced a £6m pre-tax loss, blaming pr...
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Council in bid to bring green energy to Glasgow
By Jamie Hailstone | 21 August 2013
Glasgow City Council has announced plans for a green energy company to help create jobs and tackl...
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Councils could work together to crack down on empty homes
By MJ Correspondent | 21 August 2013
Councils serving different communities could work together to lobby the Government for a change i...
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No timescale for local financial assessment, auditors admit
By MJ Correspondent | 21 August 2013
The National Audit Office (NAO) has admitted it has ‘no timescale’ for carrying out a comprehensi...
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Surge in HR interims in local government
By Laura Sharman | 21 August 2013
There has been a surge in the number of HR interims being recruited by local government due to ‘g...
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More than £2m efficiency savings made by Inverclyde Council
By MJ Correspondent | 21 August 2013
Inverclyde Council has reported a further £2.1m of efficiency savings.
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The leopard needs to change its spots
20 August 2013
Ian Miller urges the Government to ditch the bureaucracy over funding and help councils access th...
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