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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
LGA review should show us warts and all
By Heather Jameson | 10 March 2015
I am a huge supporter of the Local Government Association but it struggles to speak with one voic...
BUSINESS
LGA needs to 'get its finger out'
By Heather Jameson | 10 March 2015
The true test of the Local Government Association (LGA) will be how it responds to its peer revie...
HOUSING
Collective responsibilities
By Abdool Kara | 10 March 2015
Abdool Kara sets out three example areas - New Homes Bonus, business rates and sector-led improve...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Councils still failing to protect children, warns watchdog
By Jamie Hailstone | 10 March 2015
More than half of local authorities inspected last year were not found to be providing a good eno...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Soulsby wields axe after Leicester children's services 'botch up'
By Jonathan Werran | 09 March 2015
Leicester mayor Sir Peter Soulsby has taken over control of children’s and school’s services in t...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Don't top-slice sector-led improvement, authorities warn Whitehall
By Dan Peters | 24 February 2015
Urban authorities have criticised government plans to top-slice funding for sector-led improveme...
WHITEHALL
Turn down improvement and face 'other measures'
By Dan Peters | 17 February 2015
Alternative measures should be introduced in cases where poorly-performing councils refuse to eng...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
There's still room for improvement
By Paul Wheeler | 17 February 2015
In the wake of the Casey report on Rotherham MBC, local government must rebuild trust. Paul Wheel...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Service provision variations still exist
By Jamie Hailstone | 17 February 2015
Care bosses have warned against complacency as the latest figures reveal regional variations in s...
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
'Take ownership of improvements' Brum is told
By Dan Peters | 17 February 2015
Birmingham City Council chief executive Mark Rogers has urged his authority to take ownership of ...
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