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MSPs want new commission to review council tax replacement

By Jonathan Werran | 27 June 2014

The Scottish Government should establish an independent commission to consider alternatives to co...

Welsh Government warns of cuts to come

By Jamie Hailstone | 27 June 2014

Welsh council chiefs told to prepare for cuts of up to 4.5% next year.

NAO: benefit fraud and error 'unacceptably high'

By Jonathan Werran | 27 June 2014

Fraud and error accounts for 2% of £164bn welfare spend, but slight dip recorded following abolit...

Councils on parade for Armed Forces Day

By Jonathan Werran | 26 June 2014

Most councils will mark Armed Forces Day this weekend, having pledged to support service personne...

Data experts call for central-local spending parity

By Jonathan Werran | 26 June 2014

Whitehall should be subject to the same £500 threshold for spending transparency as local governm...

Osborne releases devolution 'genie'

By Jamie Hailstone | 26 June 2014

Combined authority leaders are set to draw up a ‘manifesto’ for the North after Chancellor George...

Lewis launches defence of high-level chief executive salaries

By MJ Correspondent | 25 June 2014

Local government minister Brandon Lewis has said councils should not be afraid of paying a good c...

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...

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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...