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WHITEHALL

LGA raps discount lending plan

By Dan Peters | 01 February 2017

Current Whitehall plans to offer £1bn of discounted lending to councils would have a ‘positive bu...

FINANCE

Schemes pressure poorer families

By Dan Peters | 01 February 2017

Each new wave of council tax support schemes (CTS) has put a greater burden on low income familie...

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Boroughs' crackdown on capital's criminals

By Dan Peters | 01 February 2017

Five London boroughs have launched a major crackdown on criminals defrauding London’s councils ou...

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Reading's unbalanced budget evades s114 notice

By Dan Peters | 01 February 2017

Reading Council is unlikely to be hit by a s114 notice despite fears it could fail to keep within...

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Council vote puts reorganisation bid in doubt

By James Evison | 31 January 2017

Plans for the creation of two unitary authorities in Dorset have been dealt a blow after three co...

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Scottish council funding row escalates

By James Evison | 31 January 2017

The Convention Of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) has escalated its argument with the Scottish...

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Charity in 'unsustainable' fostering warning

By Laura Sharman | 31 January 2017

The fostering system in the UK is under ‘unsustainable strain,’ with ‘hard-won improvements’ at r...

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Directors call for £1bn emergency funding

By Dan Peters | 30 January 2017

Councils could fail to meet to meet their statutory duties without ‘emergency’ government funding...

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Surrey is an example of why councils need fiscal freedoms

By Dr John Stanton | 30 January 2017

In the wake of Surrey CC's decision to hold a council tax referendum, Dr John Stanton argues givi...

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Councils back first district merger for 40 years

By Laura Sharman | 30 January 2017

Suffolk Coastal and Waveney DCs have approved plans to formally merge and create a new ‘super dis...

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