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WHITEHALL

Poole in dock over surveillance

05 August 2010

A tribunal has ruled that Poole Council used Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) powers...

Sharing the burden

05 August 2010

Northamptonshire CC is recruiting a head of finance, who will answer to a boss shared with a neig...

HEALTH

'Influence NHS reforms' says LGA

05 August 2010

Local government must be at the heart of health reforms proposed in the White Paper, says the LGA.

WHITEHALL

Salary worries dog devolution debate

05 August 2010

A public consultation over the Government’s devolution agenda has unearthed major concerns over s...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Sad reminder of child protection 'failings'

05 August 2010

As milestones were reached in two child protection failings this week, Unison called on councils ...

WHITEHALL

Industrial action threat as Scots reject offer

05 August 2010

Council workers in Scotland have rejected a three-year pay deal, raising fears of more industrial...

WHITEHALL

A recipe for confusion

05 August 2010

Peter-Keith Lucas says plans to require 250 local authorities to elect a ‘stronger’ leader for a ...

WHITEHALL

Why the White Paper lacks coherence

05 August 2010

Proposals for shaking up the NHS are woolly and impractical, says Robert Hill.

WHITEHALL

Public health is coming home

05 August 2010

Former health authority chief executive, David White, who now heads up a county, believes the NHS...

Minister faces criticism over academy numbers

05 August 2010

Teaching unions have called on education secretary, Michael Gove, to come clean about which schoo...