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ECONOMIC GROWTH

Watchdog blasts CIL diversion as 'desperate move' for public services

By Luke Barras-Hill | 15 July 2011

Widening the community infrastructure levy (CIL) to alleviate financial pressures on public secto...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Affordable Homes Programme exceeds target, say ministers

By Jonathan Werran | 15 July 2011

Ministers announce original Affordable Homes Programme targets set to be surpassed, with 170,000 ...

Cost fears emerge over Cameron public services reform plans

By Mark Conrad | 14 July 2011

Coalition plans to open up public service markets to a wider variety of providers have failed to ...

Partnership sets up as social enterprise

By Michael Burton | 14 July 2011

An efficiency and improvement partnership has become the first to recreate itself as a social ent...

Residents in poor areas 'less likely' to be volunteers

14 July 2011

People who live in deprived areas are less likely to volunteer than those who live in more prospe...

HEALTH

County progress across the board

14 July 2011

Leicestershire CC showcased its success in linking public health and local government at the Facu...

HEALTH

Minister joins Aylesbury's pioneers

14 July 2011

Health secretary, Andrew Lansley, met with council leaders and NHS chiefs, staff and patients in ...

HEALTH

Authorities back plans for joint social services

14 July 2011

Councillors at two local authorities in Wales have approved plans to integrate their social servi...

Schools left to pick up bill for careers service

14 July 2011

Whitehall’s refusal to fund compulsory new careers advice services within England’s schools risks...

Academies challenge forces Pickles rethink on funding cuts

By Jonathan Werran | 14 July 2011

Eric Pickles has agreed to rethink a planned £148m cut in council budgets to fund the government’...