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WHITEHALL
73% 'demand consultation' before contracting out services
By Jamie Hailstone | 08 March 2016
Almost three-quarters of people want to be consulted before councils outsource services, accordin...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Ofsted changes 'do not go far enough'
By MJ reporter | 08 March 2016
Proposed changes to Ofsted inspections of children’s services do not go far enough, council chief...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Sector called to deal with extremism
By Sam Clayden | 08 March 2016
Local government must not shy away, ‘nanny’ or ‘pander’ when tackling radicalisation and child ab...
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...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Hidden problems of devo start to emerge
By Sam Clayden | 08 March 2016
The consequences of devolution should be allowed to run their course but highlight a bigger probl...
WHITEHALL
9 in 10 Northern Powerhouse department mandarins work in London
By Dan Peters | 08 March 2016
Nine in 10 core policy civil servants working for the Government department in charge of the Nort...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
More devolution to fast-growth cities needed
By Tom Bridge | 08 March 2016
Britain’s five ‘fast-growth cities’ need to be higher on the devolution agenda or risk economic s...
WHITEHALL
Lewis suggests changes to Sunday trading plans
By William Eichler | 07 March 2016
Councils will be able to ‘draw a red line’ around town centres to ensure high street shops benefi...
FINANCE
Cameron told of 'giant disconnect' between Whitehall and councils
By Dan Peters | 07 March 2016
The ‘giant disconnect’ between central and local government has been criticised by a senior finan...
WHITEHALL
Government to cut schools funding for councils
By Jamie Hailstone | 07 March 2016
Local authorities could lose billions of pounds under new plans for a new national schools fundin...
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