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FINANCE

CIPFA: Rate retention launch risks financial volatility

By Sam Clayden | 05 October 2016

Councils’ finances could be thrown up in the air at the launch of the 100% business rate retentio...

WHITEHALL

4 Wheel Drive Woman on . . . housing

05 October 2016

Tarquin, stop leaning out the car window, there’s a good boy. And stop shouting at those homeless...

FINANCE

BCF denies cash cuts halted progress

By Sam Clayden | 05 October 2016

The director of the Better Care Fund (BCF) has denied financial strain has hindered the programme...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Leadership 'key' to recognising local communities needs

By Thomas Bridge | 05 October 2016

Chief executives must focus on ‘good leadership’ over policy in response to growing ‘digital empo...

HEALTH

Trusts fight on to receive business rate relief

By Dan Peters | 05 October 2016

NHS trusts have refused to give up their fight to receive mandatory business rate relief despite ...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Senior staff share with Peterborough

By Dan Peters | 05 October 2016

Peterborough City Council is to share a second member of its senior management team with Cambridg...

SOCIAL CARE

'Robust' trading standards required

By Dan Peters | 05 October 2016

Council chiefs have been urged to think carefully about their statutory duties when cutting servi...

DEVOLUTION

Chancellor outlines inclusive growth 'mission'

By Heather Jameson | 05 October 2016

Chancellor Philip Hammond has outlined a ‘mission’ to make economic growth more inclusive in the ...

Drakeford: No forced council mergers in Wales

By Dan Peters | 04 October 2016

Wales’ local government secretary Mark Drakeford has promised there will be no forced mergers of ...

DEVOLUTION

Anstee to run as Tory's Greater Manchester mayoral candidate

By Sam Clayden | 04 October 2016

Trafford MBC leader Sean Anstee has thrown his hat into the ring and confirmed plans to run as th...