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ELECTIONS

Councils face mounting costs ahead of snap poll, officers warn

By Martin Ford | 29 October 2019

Councils face mounting costs as they battle to get ready for a looming General Election.

FINANCE

Improvement board formed for troubled council

By Paul Marinko | 29 October 2019

The Welsh Government has formed an improvement board to oversee changes at Merthyr Tydfil CBC aft...

COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK

Councils 'set up to fail' on SEND

By Ann McGauran | 29 October 2019

A committee of MPs has acknowledged the Government’s proposal for a significant increase in high ...

FINANCE

'A paradigm shift is what is required'

By Ian Thomas | 29 October 2019

The unintended consequences of the 2014 SEND reforms are starting to impact on the viability of m...

FINANCE

EXCLUSIVE: Employers in pay rise redundancy warning

By Dan Peters | 29 October 2019

A pay rise of more than 2% ‘would be likely to result in redundancies,’ employers have warned.

PLANNING

No date for replacing EU investment funding

By Martin Ford | 29 October 2019

More details of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (SPF) have been revealed by local government secret...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Devolution to 'level up' economic fortunes - report

By Paul Marinko | 29 October 2019

A think-tank has called on ministers to further embrace local government devolution in order to l...

FINANCE

Only 5% of council leaders optimistic about Brexit

By Ann McGauran | 29 October 2019

Councils are increasingly downbeat about the impact of Brexit, with nearly three quarters (71%) o...

FINANCE

The cost of Brexit is mounting – what can councils do to cope?

By Pawda Tjoa | 29 October 2019

Pawda Tjoa says the New Local Government Network’s  latest Leadership Index has found the UK’s ex...

FINANCE

LGA calls for 'full assessment' of funding needs

By Ann McGauran | 28 October 2019

Whitehall should commit to a ‘full assessment’ of the overall funding needs of the sector in the ...

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