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WHITEHALL

Union demands cash for charities

28 July 2010

Unison has demanded ‘fair funding’ for the charity and voluntary sector, as part of a challenge o...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Service overhaul

28 July 2010

Children’s services in Hampshire are being overhauled in the face of government grant cuts.

WHITEHALL

Union fears realised

28 July 2010

Unison has called for significant improvements to management practices in Birmingham City Council.

FINANCE

Staff take pay cut

28 July 2010

Senior Liverpool City Council managers have agreed to a 10% pay cut and ditched their performance...

WHITEHALL

Police 'hindrance'

28 July 2010

Elected police commissioners could raise political pressure to increase spending, the LGIU think ...

Experts raise doubts over 'rushed' Academies Bill

28 July 2010

The Government faced mounting pressure to re-think the local authority opt-out for academies, as ...

WHITEHALL

Minister's praise for local government efficiencies

28 July 2010

Decentralisation minister, Greg Clark, has praised local government for outperforming Whitehall.

FINANCE

Unions go to ACAS over block on rise

28 July 2010

Local government trade unions have made a formal complaint to ACAS over employers’ refusal to del...

WHITEHALL

Productivity rate shows 0.3% fall across sector

28 July 2010

Public sector productivity declined by an average 0.3% a year between 1997 and 2008, according to...

WHITEHALL

Pickles confirms rise of new 'super mayors'

28 July 2010

Powerful, US-style ‘super-mayors’ could be heading for Britain, under plans revealed this week by...