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FINANCE
Call for 'radical rethink' of forced academisation
By Dan Peters | 05 April 2016
Labour has called for a ‘radical rethink’ of the forced academisation of all primary and secondar...
WHITEHALL
Local authorities forced into council tax support cuts
By Tom Bridge | 05 April 2016
Some 340,000 low-income families will face a council tax rise this month as England’s local autho...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Councils to use procurement to help steel
By Mark Whitehead | 04 April 2016
Councils have underlined their commitment to supporting communities through their buying policies...
HUMAN RESOURCES
Councils defend gagging orders
By Jamie Hailstone | 04 April 2016
Town halls have defended the use of ‘gagging orders’ after it was claimed more than 17,000 were s...
FINANCE
LGA defends 'difficult decisions' forced by cuts
By Dan Peters | 04 April 2016
The Local Government Association (LGA) has defended councils in England after research found spen...
FINANCE
Councils calculate cost of floods at £250m
By Mark Whitehead | 01 April 2016
The cost of damage caused by floods over the winter has reached nearly £250m and is still rising,...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
What's EU view?
01 April 2016
Local government has been relatively quiet on the topic of the EU referendum.
FINANCE
Tory Barnet to leave LGA
By MJ reporter | 31 March 2016
Conservative-run Barnet LBC has confirmed it will leave the Local Government Association (LGA) to...
FINANCE
Double whammy to cost councils £1bn
By Mark Whitehead | 31 March 2016
A rising tide of extra costs resulting from a double whammy of changes is forcing councils toward...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
'Responsibility without power' after academisation
By Sam Clayden | 29 March 2016
Local authorities will be accountable for ensuring there are enough school places after academisa...
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