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HEALTH

PAC chair: Brexit to lead to rushed and bad decisions

By Dan Peters | 30 March 2017

The chair of the powerful Public Accounts Committee has predicted Brexit will lead to ‘rushed and...

INNOVATION

Don't be embarrassed about failing, councils told

By William Eichler | 29 March 2017

Councils should make more use of pilots and trials to test innovative policy ideas and not be emb...

BUSINESS

Transparency warning issued for LEPs

By Mark Conrad | 29 March 2017

Communities secretary Sajid Javid this week urged local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) to ‘take a...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Authorities must do more to tackle payday loans

By Mark Conrad | 29 March 2017

One in 10 adults in some local authority areas have sought professional advice over their debt le...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Finance overhaul risks exposed

By Mark Conrad | 29 March 2017

Auditors have warned some councils will struggle to raise enough cash to deliver statutory servic...

WHITEHALL

DCLG could lose £600m after Brexit

By Mark Conrad | 29 March 2017

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) could lose up to £600m of its annual b...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Chiefs to be handed greater policy powers

By Mark Conrad | 29 March 2017

London council chief executives will be handed more influence in developing devolution as part of...

Barwell calls on foreign investors to boost the housing market

By Michael Burton | 29 March 2017

Minister Gavin Barwell said the shortage of housing in the UK, coupled with increased government ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

LGA seeks peer support cash

29 March 2017

The Local Government Association (LGA) is seeking ‘millions’ of pounds of funding to support a se...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Council for the North 'vital for regional strategy'

By Sam Clayden | 29 March 2017

Fresh calls have been made for a ‘mezzanine tier of government’ across the North to make major st...