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CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Education 'notable for its absence' in devo deals
By Dan Peters | 27 January 2016
The Department for Education (DfE) is trailing behind other parts of Whitehall in its willingness...
PLANNING
Lords tear into Housing Bill
By Sam Clayden | 27 January 2016
The Housing and Planning Bill was met with a tirade of criticism in the House of Lords.
WHITEHALL
'Quit complaining about lack of cash,' LGA told
By Dan Peters | 27 January 2016
Greg Clark has suggested the sector should quit complaining about a lack of adult social care fun...
WHITEHALL
'Agree, or I'll set a plan,' says Clark
By Dan Peters | 27 January 2016
Communities secretary Greg Clark has urged the sector to strike an agreement on how business rate...
COMBINED AUTHORITY
Stratford to join combined authority
By Sam Clayden | 27 January 2016
Stratford-on-Avon DC has announced it will join the West Midlands combined authority.
HEALTH
Districts call for expansion of social care precept
By MJ reporter | 26 January 2016
District councils should be allowed to charge a ‘prevention precept’ to help them get to the root...
HUMAN RESOURCES
Exclusive: DCN director Stephen Brown to step down
By Thomas Bridge | 26 January 2016
Stephen Brown is stepping down from his role as director of the District Councils Network (DCN), ...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Clark: DCLG will be devo partner not promulgator
By Sam Clayden | 26 January 2016
As the sector moves towards a world of greater local powers, the Department for Communities and L...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Council chief announces retirement plan
By Dan Peters | 26 January 2016
The chief executive of Stafford BC has announced he will retire this summer after eight years in ...
WHITEHALL
Housing costs pushing up welfare bills
By Michael Burton | 25 January 2016
Soaring housing costs are pushing up welfare bills in the UK’s most prosperous cities despite the...
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