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FINANCE
Spelthorne told it must 'understand and manage risk'
By Michael Burton | 01 February 2021
A council that invested almost 40 times its budget in property must ‘understand and manage risk a...
FINANCE
LGA fears over government threats to slash grant
By Heather Jameson | 28 January 2021
Local Government Association (LGA) staff have been warned to cut costs after the Government threa...
IMPROVEMENT
Time to stand together in the drive for improvement
By Heather Jameson | 27 January 2021
In truth, the Local Government Association needs to up its game on sector-led improvement, says H...
BUSINESS
Guidance to 'reduce burdens' in pandemic issued
By Martin Ford | 26 January 2021
Councils will be allowed to deprioritise some trading standards and health and safety work to foc...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Elderly in new campaign of civil disobedience
By Dan Peters | 26 January 2021
Up to two million older people in the UK denied the social care support they need could refuse to...
DEVOLUTION
Devolution requires 'impetus from the top'
By Martin Ford | 26 January 2021
Prime ministerial backing is the key to making a success of devolution, MPs have heard.
WHITEHALL
Fresh calls for standards code sanctions
By Dan Peters | 26 January 2021
Fresh calls for meaningful sanctions on badly behaving councillors were made this week after the ...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Filling in the gaps
By Ann McGauran | 26 January 2021
The Government has launched an independent inquiry into children’s social care in England, amid c...
WHITEHALL
Councils told to return millions in business grants to Whitehall
By Dan Peters | 25 January 2021
Councils are being ordered to return millions of pounds in business grants to Whitehall even with...
COUNCILLORS
Calling a halt to sinking standards
By Graeme McDonald | 25 January 2021
It is two years since the Committee for Standards in Public Life (CSPL) published its report, Loc...
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Director of Customer, Digital and Corporate Strategy
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