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FINANCE

Councils' outsourcing deals up 84%

By Jamie Hailstone | 02 August 2016

The total value of outsourcing contracts signed by councils has soared in the last year, accordin...

FINANCE

DCs to fund joint probe

By Jamie Hailstone | 02 August 2016

District councils in Northamptonshire have agreed to jointly fund an investigation into local gov...

WHITEHALL

'Devo's here to stay,' says minister

By Jamie Hailstone | 02 August 2016

The new Northern Power-house minister has insisted the devolution project is ‘here to stay’.

HEALTH

Charities' plea for overhaul of social care services

By Jamie Hailstone | 02 August 2016

A coalition of 16 Scottish charities has called for a major overhaul of Scotland’s social care su...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Call to review home school rules

By Dan Peters | 02 August 2016

Luton Council will call for a review of home education regulations in a letter to the Government ...

WHITEHALL

Lyons urges councils to tackle housing crisis

By Jamie Hailstone | 02 August 2016

A former chair of the Audit Commission has urged local authorities to take centre stage in tackli...

FINANCE

Minister vows to 'revitalise Scottish local government'

By Tom Bridge | 02 August 2016

New Scottish local government minister Kevin Stewart has pledged to build on devolution of powers...

'Name and shame' managers who fail to follow new code

By Dan Peters | 02 August 2016

Local government pension fund managers that fail to comply with a new code of transparency should...

FINANCE

'Partial reset' plan for business rate retention is mooted

By Tom Bridge | 02 August 2016

A ‘compromise’ for how 100% business rates retention will work is close to being agreed by local ...

FINANCE

Councils welcome court ruling on HIV drug

By Thomas Bridge | 02 August 2016

Councils have welcomed a High Court ruling that an HIV drug can be legally funded by the NHS, aft...