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WHITEHALL
Councils want freedom to set Right to Buy discounts
By Jonathan Werran | 09 April 2015
The next government should give councils greater flexibility to set discounts under the Right to ...
FINANCE
Groups poised to bid for share of sector-led improvement cash
By Dan Peters | 09 April 2015
Local government groups are lining up to help deliver sector-led improvement if plans to open it ...
FINANCE
Row over as LGA sticks with growth board
By Dan Peters | 08 April 2015
The Local Government Association (LGA) has stepped back from threats to pull out of the National ...
HEALTH
Care Act warning on implementation day
By Dan Peters | 01 April 2015
Warnings that the Care Act needs more funding for it to be a success have continued to be made as...
BUSINESS
Sir Merrick steps down from Kensington & Chelsea
By MJ reporter | 31 March 2015
Former chairman of the Local Government Association and London Councils, Sir Merrick Cockell, is ...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
LGA forum 'will help Tower Hamlets to improve'
By Dan Peters | 31 March 2015
Tower Hamlets LBC has called for a Local Government Association-facilitated forum to sort out pro...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Current care inspection regime branded 'flawed'
By Jamie Hailstone | 31 March 2015
Three local government groups have warned the current inspection regime for the care of children ...
WHITEHALL
Fewer authorities freeze council tax
By Jonathan Werran | 31 March 2015
Ten fewer English councils accepted cash inducements to freeze council tax in 2015/16 than in th...
FINANCE
The sector 'needs its own OBR'
By Michael Burton | 30 March 2015
Local government needs its own Office for Budget Responsibility to fill the gap left by the Audit...
FINANCE
Care Act cash queries
By Cllr Izzi Secombe | 30 March 2015
The Care Act has the potential to offer the personalised approach that people want, but Cllr Izzi...
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LGR Programme Director
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