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Whitehall's £94m refund to councils

12 June 2013

The DfE has refunded 100 local authorities £94m – having deducted too much money to cover the cos...

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Squaring the circle

By Derrick Johnstone | 11 June 2013

Research for the Alliance for Useful Evidence calls for collaboration to address critical data a...

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Boris demands better spending round deal for London

By Heather Jameson | 11 June 2013

The Mayor of London has launched a pre-emptive bid to gain funding for the capital ahead of the s...

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Ofsted launches first new style school improvement inspections

By Jonathan Werran | 10 June 2013

Norfolk CC and the Isle of Wight today become the first authorities to be inspected by regulators...

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DCLG must understand impact of cuts, PAC demands

By Jonathan Werran | 10 June 2013

Public Accounts Committee calls for open dialogue on how further spending review cuts will hit lo...

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Brighton and Hove council workers vote to strike

By Jamie Hailstone | 07 June 2013

GMB members at Brighton and Hove City Council have voted in favour of industrial action, as the r...

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Is there more in the tank?

By Steven Simkins | 07 June 2013

Steve Simkins assesses whether further planned reforms to local government pensions can work in t...

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Fraud costing local government over £2bn a year

By Laura Sharman | 07 June 2013

Fraud is costing local government £2.1bn a year, according to official figures.

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Deal agreed over council chief executive pay in Wales

By Laura Sharman | 07 June 2013

Council chief executives in Wales will have their pay referred to an Independent Remuneration Panel.

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Councils hit out over business rates fears

By Jonathan Werran | 07 June 2013

Council chiefs have called for a systematic rethink of business rates distribution, amid fears th...

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