Staffordshire chief set to leave sector

25 June 2014

Staffordshire CC chief executive Nick Bell is leaving to join the private sector after more than ...

West Sussex set to trim senior line-up

25 June 2014

West Sussex county councillors meet on 30 June to discuss cutting its senior management team from...

LEGAL

Barnet backtracks after admitting to 'flaws' in proportionality report

By MJ reporter | 25 June 2014

Councils that revert to a committee system should remember the rules governing political proporti...

DCLG seeking planning partners

By Jonathan Werran | 25 June 2014

Commercial partner sought to run online one-stop-shop for processing planning applications.

Charities rebuffed over business rates

By MJ Correspondent | 25 June 2014

The Government has ‘no plans’ to scrap business rate relief for charities despite calls from coun...

Think-tank report highlights need for increased city powers

By Heather Jameson | 25 June 2014

Cities should have greater control over their local infrastructure, education and training in a b...

Funding accountability fears raised for DCLG

By Jonathan Werran | 25 June 2014

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) must rise to the challenge of ensuring...

Enfield teams with Agilisys to recoup council tax debts

By MJ Correspondent | 25 June 2014

A pilot payment-by-results project hopes to collect Enfield LBC’s historic council tax debt previ...

LGA launches preventative spending guide

By MJ Correspondent | 25 June 2014

Councils can steer away from the path predicted by the Graph of Doom by following a new guide on ...

Treasury on defensive as questions grow over PF2

By MJ Correspondent | 25 June 2014

MPs have suggested that the Government’s replacement for the beleaguered Private Finance Initiati...