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ECONOMIC GROWTH
Parsonage hired after 'rigorous' recruitment process
01 April 2016
Susan Parsonage has been confirmed as the new chief executive of Lancaster City Council.
WHITEHALL
SIB centre of excellence joint venture
By Dan Peters | 01 April 2016
A centre of excellence for social impact bonds (SIB) will be created as part of a five-year partn...
WHITEHALL
Leader weighs up merits of wealth funds
By Dan Peters | 01 April 2016
A regional investment bank or a sovereign wealth fund for the West Midlands is among the ideas be...
WHITEHALL
Betts warning over rates relief
By Sam Clayden | 31 March 2016
Councils will always be at the mercy of Whitehall without proper fiscal freedoms, a senior MP has...
WHITEHALL
What now for transformation?
By Dan Peters | 31 March 2016
A multi-agency network created to help transform local public services was one of the victims of ...
WHITEHALL
Academisation 'fails to address Northern Powerhouse needs'
By Sam Clayden | 31 March 2016
The chancellor’s forced academisation plans could hinder his own vision of a Northern Powerhouse,...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
'Responsibility without power' after academisation
By Sam Clayden | 29 March 2016
Local authorities will be accountable for ensuring there are enough school places after academisa...
WHITEHALL
Flooding cost 'still rising'
By Mark Whitehead | 29 March 2016
The cost of damage caused by floods over the winter has reached nearly £250m and is still rising,...
WHITEHALL
National Living Wage will 'push social care closer to breaking point'
By William Eichler | 29 March 2016
The introduction of the National Living Wage (NLW) will push social care services closer to break...
WHITEHALL
Secretary of state to 'seize' housing development decisions
By Sam Clayden | 24 March 2016
In ‘another step away from localism,’ the Government is cutting local authorities out of major ho...
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