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BUSINESS

City launches probe into 'breach' of supply rules

By Mark Conrad | 10 August 2011

Birmingham City Council has launched an inquiry into a breach of its own procurement rules, after...

Commissioner backs easier access to data

10 August 2011

Plans to simplify and streamline access to public data have been approved by the information comm...

Warning over forensic service closure

10 August 2011

Local fire brigade and police services face the loss of sophisticated detection methods because o...

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Sharing legal services 'will save £1.6m'

10 August 2011

Five west Yorkshire councils have brokered a collaborative legal services agreement, projected to...

Councils praise emergency services after riots flare outside London

By Jamie Hailstone | 10 August 2011

The efforts of emergency services have been praised as violence flared last night in cities aroun...

No pressure to sell assets says Pickles

By Jamie Hailstone | 10 August 2011

Ministers have denied putting pressure on councils to sell off assets, after publishing a list of...

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Locals 'to have more say' in port sell-offs

10 August 2011

Ministers have published new rules covering the sale of UK ports – including a prerequisite for a...

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Housing services report sparks row

10 August 2011

The Audit Commission has clashed with Birmingham City Council over its verdict on the quality of ...

Three in five plan to move to private sector

10 August 2011

Almost three in five local and central government professionals (57%) are planning to switch to w...

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Welsh group blasts 'divisive' salary cuts

By Jonathan Werran | 10 August 2011

Attempts to recalibrate allowances for councillors in Wales have been branded as ‘divisive’ by th...