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BUSINESS

People four times more likely to receive social care depending on where they live

09 March 2009

That is what the figures seem to say. Look at data on home care for your local authority and you ...

WHITEHALL

Seven-year itch from the CPA

05 March 2009

The CPA had a huge impact on council service delivery, not to mention political and managerial ca...

WHITEHALL

Ealing plays host to stars, again

05 March 2009

After a chequered history with CPA, which saw Ealing LBC locked in a legal battle with the Audit ...

WHITEHALL

Making Merton a star performer

05 March 2009

As the final CPA assessments are announced, Heather Jameson meets the chief executive of a London...

WHITEHALL

Child services lag behind in scores

05 March 2009

Virtually all council services saw improvements during the seven-year lifespan of the CPA, except...

WHITEHALL

Seven-year CPA bows out in a shower of stars

05 March 2009

The final round of Comprehensive Performance Assessment has seen 62 councils getting the top four...

WHITEHALL

Freedom deal

04 March 2009

Basildon DC has struck a deal with local newspaper editors in a bid to cut the number of Freedom ...

WHITEHALL

Make jobs fight 'a central issue'

04 March 2009

Tackling worklessness – not just unemployment – must become ‘mainstream’ business for local autho...

Taylor-made result for waltham forest

04 March 2009

Former Waltham Forest LBC interim chief executive, Roger Taylor, has won the first Overall Interi...

FINANCE

Iceland drops court action over cash

04 March 2009

Iceland has dropped its legal fight with the UK Government, potentially clearing the way for a de...