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BUSINESS

Denham backs funding plan to exploit third sector specialists

18 February 2010

A new way of funding the third sector to provide public services has been backed by the communiti...

BUSINESS

Private firms give backing to CIL 'with reservations'

18 February 2010

Amendments to the CLG’s Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) have been approved by the CBI, but th...

WHITEHALL

Olympic project 'on target' say auditors

18 February 2010

Olympic Development Agency chiefs breathed a sigh of relief last week, after auditors reported th...

FINANCE

Authorities given access to watchdog's 'health check'

18 February 2010

England’s 210 district councils will be able to check and compare their financial performance onl...

Bill's a local hero

18 February 2010

Lives were saved by a council worker who raised the alarm after explosives were found in a bin.

WHITEHALL

Call time on bans

18 February 2010

Local authorities should be able to choose when to restrict late-night drinking in their areas, a...

FINANCE

DC in save hands

18 February 2010

Budget efficiency savings of £10m over three years have been identified by Basildon DC.

WHITEHALL

Poor access claim

18 February 2010

Young people in care are not receiving consistent access to mental health services, according to ...

WHITEHALL

Union urges talks

18 February 2010

Public sector union, Unison, has urged local authorities to begin pay talks with staff.

WHITEHALL

Funding benefit

18 February 2010

The Government has unveiled a ‘clearer, more consistent’ system of childcare funding to benefit f...