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FINANCE

London Councils questions Socitm strike web-survey

By Dominic Browne | 07 December 2011

London Councils dispute claims made by IT group Socitm that ten of the capital’s boroughs were a ...

FINANCE

Lax accounting standards 'to blame' for bank fiasco

By Mark Conrad | 07 December 2011

Local government's pension funds have called for an overhaul of international accounting standards.

ENVIRONMENT

Westminster vows to end protest camp 'once and for all'

By Dominic Browne | 07 December 2011

Westminster City Council proposes bye-law to end decade-long protest camp outside Parliament Square.

Stroud phone poll suggests councillor cull

By Dominic Browne | 07 December 2011

Over three in four Stroud residents feel councillor numbers could be halved.

HEALTH

Lack of joint working 'threatens patient care'

07 December 2011

Failure to improve joint working between the NHS and councils risks duplication, an Audit Commiss...

HEALTH

'Young' CQC is on track claim its supporters

By Jonathan Werran | 07 December 2011

The Care Quality Commission has claimed it is 'on the right track and making rapid progress'.

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Delight after about-turn over mobility payments

By Jamie Hailstone | 07 December 2011

Charities have welcomed ministers' U-turn over their plan to scrap mobility payments for disabled...

HEALTH

NHS reforms 'may hit commissioning'

07 December 2011

Findings from a UK Faculty of Public Health survey indicate that professionals fear health reform...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Vulnerable youngsters 'benefit' from volunteering

07 December 2011

Volunteering can help vulnerable youngsters develop a sense of civic duty and responsibility, acc...

Bournemouth names new chief executive

By Jamie Hailstone | 07 December 2011

Bournemouth Council's executive director for environment and economy, Tony Williams, looks set to...