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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

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23 June 2015

LGA chairman David Sparks reflects on a significant year for the sector and looks ahead to seeing...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Young at heart

By Cllr Peter Box | 23 June 2015

Cllr Peter Box explains how employment and skills disparities, in particular for young people, wi...

FINANCE

Pastures new

By Sarah Pickup | 23 June 2015

Outgoing Hertfordshire CC deputy chief executive Sarah Pickup relates her experiences and achieve...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

LGA seeks leave to appeal on business rates

By Jonathan Werran | 23 June 2015

Failure to reform the business rates appeal system so councils can contest appeals could result i...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

LGA calls for devo annual report

22 June 2015

The Local Government Association is calling for an ‘annual report’ on the progress of devolution ...

HEALTH

BREAKING: Pickup hired as LGA deputy chief executive

By Heather Jameson | 18 June 2015

Hertfordshire CC’s deputy chief executive, Sarah Pickup, has been appointed as deputy chief execu...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Do it yourself on improvement - or DCLG will

By Heather Jameson | 17 June 2015

Inspection and improvement in local government has remained a thorny issue ever since former comm...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

LGA sets out key priorities

By Jonathan Werran | 17 June 2015

The Local Government Association (LGA) has chosen five key pieces of legislation from the Queen’s...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: LGA ignores calls for forced peer reviews

By Dan Peters | 17 June 2015

Whitehall inspectors could march into councils that refuse to engage with sector-led improvement ...

FINANCE

Talks to be held on coastal devolution

By Dan Peters | 16 June 2015

The appetite for devolving powers to coastal councils will be discussed by at least 28 senior off...

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