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How the Budget shaped up for councils
By Michael Burton | 04 April 2013
Michael Burton looks at the small print behind last week's Budget to find out its effect on local...
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The next steps for community budgets
By Heather Jameson | 04 April 2013
As the Government reveals its plans to extend community budgets, Brandon Lewis speaks to Heather ...
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Pickles lambasts local government's 'gagging' reflex
By Jonathan Werran | 03 April 2013
Communities secretary accused of hypocrisy for attacking councils for signing 4,256 confidentiali...
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MPs raise concerns over Universal Credits
By Heather Jameson | 03 April 2013
The switch to Universal Credits must not leave the benefits system open to fraud, the CLG select ...
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Where next for local government pensions?
By Michael Burton | 03 April 2013
With some four million members, the local government pension scheme is one of the largest public ...
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Exclusive: LGA cut to the Core
By Heather Jameson | 03 April 2013
The eight Core Cities have given notice to quit membership of the Local Government Association (L...
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Audit Commission retenders contracts to lower costs
By Thomas Bridge | 02 April 2013
Local audit contracts worth £25.2m a year to be retendered in bid to drive deeper savings, the Au...
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FUTURE FORUM: LGA chief Downs demands 'respect' for sector
By Jonathan Werran | 28 March 2013
Local Government Association chief executive Carolyn Downs has called for a ‘massive seismic shif...
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More than 2 million residents affected by CTB changes
By Jonathan Werran | 28 March 2013
More than 70% of councils have set local CTB schemes forcing more than 2 million working age peop...
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Powys agrees on 2011 redundancy payout
By Tom Bridge | 28 March 2013
A senior officer at Powys CC is to receive a near two-year old redundancy package currently unava...
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