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New unitary threatens 800 jobs

12 February 2009

Up to 800 posts will be lost with the creation of the unitary council in Northumberland, official...

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Small factors affect the bigger picture

11 February 2009

Local government is concerned primarily with micro issues. I say that in the context of the great...

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Providers likely to benefit in Whitehall reforms

11 February 2009

Cabinet Office minister, Liam Byrne, has reiterated the Government’s intention to ‘slim down’ Whi...

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Watchdog calls for 'clarity' over DCRs

11 February 2009

Spending watchdogs want the Cabinet Office to clarify the future of departmental capability revie...

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Government moves to give councils more clout in battle against gangs

11 February 2009

Whitehall officials have leapt to the aid of local authorities blighted by gang violence by propo...

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Battle over court fees

11 February 2009

Newham LBC has vowed to retrieve the thousands of pounds it was forced to pay in damages to a dis...

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Council chiefs call for 'more flexible' LAAs

11 February 2009

Council leaders have ended months of negotiation with central government with a call for more fle...

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Come clean on top pay says SOLACE

11 February 2009

Councils should put details of chief executive pay and pensions on their websites, SOLACE preside...

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Strike, cameras, action in Essex

11 February 2009

A row between Unison and Essex CC over the council’s plans to outsource services has deepened, af...

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Parking levy finds few fans says poll

11 February 2009