FINANCE

Redistribution is 'not working'

By Dan Peters | 06 April 2016

The poorest authorities should be protected from cuts imposed on them by a ‘failed’ mechanism, me...

FINANCE

'Financial failure' under spotlight in second probe

By Dan Peters | 08 March 2016

The future financial sustainability of councils will be thrust back into the spotlight after the ...

HEALTH

Fears over 'unintended results' of rate retention

By Dan Peters | 08 March 2016

Local government has called for assurances that the sector will not be heavily hit by appeals und...

WHITEHALL

Counties and mets fight over settlement

By Heather Jameson | 22 January 2016

A lobbying battle has broken out between Metropolitan and county councils in the wake of the loca...

HEALTH

Authorities left to 'pick up pieces' of health crisis

By Dan Peters | 16 December 2015

Local government could be left to ‘pick up the pieces’ from the NHS’ financial crisis, an expert ...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Tensions set to ignite among councils over rates reforms

By Dan Peters | 20 October 2015

Tensions could erupt between local government tiers in the wake of chancellor George Osborne’s an...

FINANCE

SIGOMA warns RSG 'could face eradication' by 2018

By Dan Peters | 31 July 2015

Revenue support grant (RSG) faces being cut by about 21% in 2016/17 and some 45% in 2017/18, loca...

BUSINESS

Race is on for two-speed post-election reforms

By Dan Peters | 28 April 2015

A two-speed process to reform local government finance should be launched after the election, sec...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

LGA: care costs to swallow up council tax revenues

By Jonathan Werran | 24 March 2015

Town hall chiefs have claimed that more than half of the average council tax bill will go toward ...

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP OF MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES

VIDEO: Game of cuts

17 March 2015

Right now, the hottest television show in the world is the ‘swords and sorcery’ epic Game of Thro...

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Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council

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