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WHITEHALL

A 50% cut in chief execs' pay 'would yield just 0.35% in savings, says LGA

11 February 2011

The average chief executive salary is just £134,880, and a 50% cut in chief executive pay would o...

WHITEHALL

Two chiefs set to run three super-boroughs

11 February 2011

Plans for a London ‘super-borough’ will see the three councils involved being run by two council ...

Third society page for MJ

11 February 2011

The MJ this week starts a new editorial page The MJ Third Sector, with news from the voluntary an...

WHITEHALL

Miliband plans reviews for education, housing and jobs

11 February 2011

Labour leader, Ed Miliband, last week announced a series of policy reviews into education, housin...

FINANCE

Councils 'must not have power to appoint auditors'

11 February 2011

Councils should not be allowed to appoint their own external auditors, says the Audit Commission.

WHITEHALL

Localism is our priority after cuts chiefs told

11 February 2011

Driving forward the localism agenda is the main priority of DCLG ministers after the grant settle...

WHITEHALL

City scraps deputy

11 February 2011

Recruitment of a new deputy chief executive for Bristol City Council has been stopped.

WHITEHALL

Cabinet post on hold

11 February 2011

Wyre BC is due to keep a cabinet post vacant after a recent resignation.

Transparency drive

11 February 2011

Councils should publish spending on the voluntary and community sector, decentralisation minister...

WHITEHALL

'Pay as you go' call

11 February 2011

Councils should be able to have powers to charge for local services, according to a report by loc...