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WHITEHALL

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...

WHITEHALL

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...

WHITEHALL

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...

WHITEHALL

Parking levy finds few fans says poll

11 February 2009

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Leaders' fears over welfare agenda

11 February 2009

Plans to prevent a hike in long-term unemployment beyond ‘the worst recession for a century’ will...

WHITEHALL

Tories handed chance to scrap new unitaries

11 February 2009

A new Conservative Government could scupper plans for the latest round of new unitaries, followin...

FINANCE

Kemp blasts EU grants decision

11 February 2009

LGA deputy chairman, Richard Kemp, has criticised ministers for rejecting extra European Union ai...

WHITEHALL

Let councils decide on investments, MPs told

11 February 2009

A return to investment advice being handed down from Whitehall has been dismissed by the local go...