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Cuts hamper health integration

By Jamie Hailstone | 17 May 2016

Cuts to council budgets are making the integration of health and social care more difficult, acco...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

'Don't punish the devo undecided'

By Sam Clayden | 17 May 2016

Regions that have yet to fully embrace devolution should not be ‘penalised’ when Whitehall doles ...

WHITEHALL

Queen's speech 2016: Education Bill could lead to 'backdoor academisation'

By Sam Clayden | 17 May 2016

A new Bill unveiled in the Queen’s speech today will legislate for the academisation of all maint...

WHITEHALL

Hampshire chief to take over Torbay's failing children's services

By Sam Clayden | 17 May 2016

The Government has assigned Hampshire CC’s chief executive to intervene in Torbay Council’s faili...

WHITEHALL

Chancellor branded 'biggest threat to devolution'

By Tom Bridge | 17 May 2016

Greater Manchester’s interim mayor Tony Lloyd has branded chancellor George Osborne the ‘biggest ...

WHITEHALL

'Essential' needs review must break status quo

By Dan Peters | 17 May 2016

The needs-based review being carried out as part of the move to business rates retention must rip...

WHITEHALL

Ofsted chief's illegal schools warning

By Dan Peters | 17 May 2016

Ofsted’s chief inspector has called on local authorities to ‘show vigilance and share intelligenc...

WHITEHALL

Cameron: Zero tolerance of state failure

By Jamie Hailstone | 16 May 2016

David Cameron has pledged to change the way local authorities help children in care with a new re...

WHITEHALL

Leaders feud over Hampshire reorganisation plans

By Sam Clayden | 16 May 2016

Leaders in Hampshire have clashed over plans for county-wide reorganisation.

WHITEHALL

Treasury in PWLB grab

By Laura Sharman | 13 May 2016

The Government has pledged to modernise lending to local authorities by transferring the powers o...

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