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FINANCE

Exclusive: Birmingham chief's call to cull statutory duties

By Heather Jameson | 10 October 2013

The Government needs to review statutory duties for councils, one of the country’s leading counci...

FINANCE

Council chief executives need new skills - report

By MJ Correspondent | 10 October 2013

Council chief executives will be told they must ‘take their people into the forest’ at a leadersh...

WHITEHALL

Reshuffle - DCLG changes in full

By Jonathan Werran | 10 October 2013

Update on ministerial changes at DCLG following this week's reshuffle - which includes new housin...

BUSINESS

Cambridge & Counties Bank - Case Study

10 October 2013

FINANCE

MP: Scrap city council's Capita partnership

By Jamie Hailstone | 09 October 2013

A Birmingham MP has called for the city council’s partnership with Capita to be scrapped.

FINANCE

Changes at Cardiff after damning verdicts

By Jonathan Werran | 09 October 2013

Cardiff City Council chiefs claim the authority is making urgent changes at the top of the organi...

FINANCE

Coalition poised to 'gag' councils

By MJ reporter | 09 October 2013

Coalition plans to enshrine the Local Authority Publicity Code in law could give ministers the po...

FINANCE

Criticised council makes progress

By MJ Correspondent | 09 October 2013

‘Good progress’ is being made by criticised Caerphilly CBC, officers said this week.

FINANCE

Hull consults on new terms for staff

By Laura Sharman | 09 October 2013

Hull City Council has defended its plans to dismiss and re-employ staff on different terms and co...

FINANCE

Government's children's services policy criticised

By MJ Correspondent | 09 October 2013

The Government response to issues in the children’s services sector has been criticised.