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Will the next big council buzz word be 'decommissioning'?

13 May 2009

The public spending crisis means difficult decisions will need to be taken about whether to provi...

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Divided we fall

13 May 2009

Are the health and local government sectors working as best they can together? Michael Burton joi...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Fostering a savings culture

13 May 2009

Many councils are failing to get enough local foster carers on their books, and so are increasing...

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Finding the right touch

13 May 2009

Derek Allen looks at the regulatory lessons which can be learned from the current financial crisis.

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Thousands more jobs to go

13 May 2009

Predictions from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and financial servic...

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Planned local government Bill axed

13 May 2009

Plans for a Community Empowerment Bill have been scrapped by the CLG, LocalGov.co.uk has learned.

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Third arrest over Stoke corruption allegations

08 May 2009

Staffordshire Police have made a third arrest as part of their investigation into allegations of ...

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Councils want commission

08 May 2009

Two councils have taken on the Audit Commission after being branded ‘negligent’ in the report on ...

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Improving the brand

08 May 2009

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Social workers' status has suffered after 'Baby P' case

08 May 2009

Recruiting and retaining social workers is a national struggle in the wake of the ‘Baby P’ case, ...