DCLG

Rivals call for councils to publish reports

By Jamie Hailstone | 10 August 2016

Opposition councillors have called on Oxford City Council and Oxfordshire CC to publish their riv...

Commissoner called to examine Reading's 'inadequate' services

By Dan Peters | 10 August 2016

A commissioner will be called in to Reading Council to look at its inadequate children’s services...

WHITEHALL

Unison in battle to represent members on council pension funds

By Dan Peters | 10 August 2016

Trade union Unison is fighting for representation on the eight pension pools to be formed by Engl...

WHITEHALL

Rate retention to be put under scrutiny

By Dan Peters | 10 August 2016

Business rates retention will come under further scrutiny with a report to be produced by the Nat...

FINANCE

Steve Rotheram named Labour's Merseyside mayoral candidate

By Thomas Bridge | 10 August 2016

Steve Rotheram has been selected as Labour’s candidate for the Liverpool city region mayoral elec...

BUSINESS

Extra £60m fraud could be detected in London

By Dan Peters | 10 August 2016

Up to £60m a year could be saved by the new London Counter Fraud Hub, data compiled by the Charte...

FINANCE

Shire business rates fears prompt joint intervention

By Dan Peters | 10 August 2016

Finance directors in two-tier areas have parked their rivalries to launch a surprise intervention...

FINANCE

Burnham: I can do more in local government than Westminster

By Thomas Bridge | 09 August 2016

Andy Burnham has argued ‘more change is possible’ through local government than in the shadow cab...

PLANNING

'Hardcore mob' prompts security review

By Laura Sharman | 09 August 2016

A London council has been forced to review its security after officers and councillors were abuse...

WHITEHALL

Government accused of cover up over Troubled Families

By Heather Jameson | 09 August 2016

The Government has been accused of suppressing a report which claims the flagship Troubled Famili...