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Why we are keeping our RIEP next year

15 November 2010

Will regional improvement and efficiency partnerships be consigned to the dustbin of history in t...

WHITEHALL

Charges set to rocket as spending cuts bite

11 November 2010

Almost three-quarters of councils are planning to hike up service fees to fill the financial void...

WHITEHALL

Managing the cuts - a long-term perspective

10 November 2010

Facing a tough financial environment, local authorities must now deliver more for less – but also...

WHITEHALL

Increasing fees is not the answer

10 November 2010

It is only half true that the real recession in local government will only bite next year.

One million homes 'possible' claims think-tank

10 November 2010

Ministers could build one million ‘affordable’ homes over five years, and still cut spending – bu...

WHITEHALL

CLG sets timetable for major reforms

10 November 2010

Whitehall’s departmental business plans were published to great fanfare this week – but revealed ...

WHITEHALL

LGA continues drive to abolish Ofsted league tables

10 November 2010

The Local Government Association still plans to fight for the abolition of Ofsted’s children’s se...

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A month to publish budget details

10 November 2010

Local government minister, Bob Neill, has warned councils that have yet to publish online their s...

Academies' reach to be extended

10 November 2010

Education secretary, Michael Gove, intends rolling out the academies programme to cover more unde...

WHITEHALL

LGA turns up pressure over front-loaded cuts

10 November 2010

The Local Government Association (LGA) is set to pile pressure on the Government over the ‘front-...