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WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Government prepares for new rate reliefs
By Dan Peters | 14 January 2020
The Government has started to prepare the ground for the introduction of new business rate relief...
BUSINESS
'One-fifth of audit contracts should be put back out to tender'
By Dan Peters | 14 January 2020
The organisation responsible for appointing auditors should take away up to 20% of current contra...
WHITEHALL
Localis hired for fiscal devolution study
By Dan Peters | 14 January 2020
The Local Government Association has commissioned research to better understand how greater contr...
WHITEHALL
Government social care plans to be published this year - Johnson
By Mark Conrad | 14 January 2020
Prime Minister Boris Johnson today vowed to publish the Government’s long-awaited social care pla...
WHITEHALL
Permitted development pressure on Government grows
By Dan Peters | 13 January 2020
Pressure is growing on the Government to conclude its review of homes built under controversial p...
COUNCILLORS
Starmer pledges new partnership with councillors in leadership bid
By Heather Jameson | 10 January 2020
Labour leadership hopeful Keir Starmer has written to councillors in a bid to garner support in t...
FINANCE
COSLA: Invest in councils before it is too late
By Dan Peters | 10 January 2020
The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) has launched a campaign to persuade finance ...
WHITEHALL
Doubts over March local industrial strategy deadline
By Dan Peters | 08 January 2020
The Government’s public commitment that all areas will have a local industrial strategy (LIS) agr...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: 100% business rates retention could be back on agenda
By Dan Peters | 07 January 2020
Full retention of business rates could shoot back up the agenda as part of a long-awaited Governm...
FINANCE
Family Hubs – a manifesto promise that could be the future of public services
06 January 2020
For Family Hubs to work they will need two things – freedom and funding – and they need to be all...
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