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WHITEHALL

Interest grows in social impact bonds

By Dan Peters | 03 March 2015

More pension funds will look at investing in social impact bonds in future, it has been predicted.

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Council sells assets in bid to raise cash for capital programme

By Dan Peters | 03 March 2015

A cash-strapped city council aims to sell £50m of its assets over three years to help fund its £4...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

PM's wilful neglect changes risk CSE 'political scapegoating'

By Mark Whitehead | 03 March 2015

Local government leaders and social workers today called for a change of culture and warned of ‘p...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Oxfordshire CC accepts blame for CSE failings

By Jonathan Werran | 03 March 2015

Oxfordshire CC has taken responsibility for not acting to end the child sex grooming scandal, whi...

ELECTIONS

Voting chaos won't be repeated in May, Electoral Commission chair vows

By Jonathan Werran | 03 March 2015

Chaotic scenes involving queuing voters locked out of polling booths which marred the 2010 genera...

WHITEHALL

Home secretary to look at recall for PCCs

By Heather Jameson | 02 March 2015

Home secretary Theresa May has said there is a ‘debate to be had’ on bringing in powers to recall...

FINANCE

Partnership chief to leave post early

By Dan Peters | 02 March 2015

The chief executive of Liverpool City Council’s controversial partnership with BT – Liverpool Dir...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

LEP us boost growth by £144bn, Localis argues

By Jonathan Werran | 02 March 2015

Greater devolution to local enterprise partnerships from Whitehall control over the next Parliame...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Betts blasts 'disappointing' planning response

By Jonathan Werran | 02 March 2015

The Government is ‘burying its head in the sand’ by rejecting public concerns about unsustainable...

WHITEHALL

Firms back business rates devolution

By Jamie Hailstone | 02 March 2015

More than two thirds of UK firms have backed the Local Government Association’s (LGA) call to dev...

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As we respond to a complex and fast-changing financial environment. Apply for this job

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