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Southwark praised for efforts in confronting housing fraud

29 May 2013

Southwark LBC has scooped a prize from auditors for its success in tackling housing fraud.

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The art of being a council chief executive

By Heather Jameson | 29 May 2013

Gateshead Council's chief executive Jane Robinson tells Heather Jameson of the benefits of comin...

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Let's get competitive

By Nigel Carter | 29 May 2013

Nigel Carter reports on the life-changing Local Government Challenge competition.

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Osborne outlines 10% spending cuts for seven departments

By Laura Sharman | 28 May 2013

Chancellor George Osborne has said Seven departments have provisionally agreed to cut their budge...

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Meeting the migration challenge

By Paul Medd | 28 May 2013

Paul Medd on how Fenland DC is delivering best practice solutions for migrant residents.

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Soho sex shop ruling puts Westminster in financial vice

By Jonathan Werran | 24 May 2013

Westminster City Council ordered to repay £1m in fees collected from Soho sex shops, in a legal r...

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Local tax referendums 'undermine' coalition's infrastructure agenda

By Dominic Browne | 24 May 2013

Council chiefs accuse ministers of jeopardising own infrastructure plans by insistence on local v...

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Citizens Advice warns of mounting council tax debt problems

By Jonathan Werran | 24 May 2013

Local authorities must act now to help increasing numbers of residents deal with council tax debt...

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LGA announces staff costs after top-slice cuts

By Heather Jameson | 24 May 2013

Smith Square to slash more than 37 posts as a result of further in-year funding cuts announced at...

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End to intervention at Anglesey Council

By Jamie Hailstone | 23 May 2013

Welsh local government minister Lesley Griffiths has announced the end of government intervention...

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