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WHITEHALL

Why efficiency is back on the political agenda

08 October 2008

In an exclusive interview, Sir Peter Gershon, whose name is synonymous with the 2004 review, talk...

WHITEHALL

Councils stack up their efficiency gains

08 October 2008

Tony Oakshott looks at the latest efficiency figures from local authorities published last week a...

WHITEHALL

Sourcing - are the benefits matching the promises?

08 October 2008

Put out more flags! Each month, a new shared service, outsourcing or joint venture deal is announ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Super restructure for Northern Ireland

07 October 2008

Northern Ireland’s local government structure is being reorganised, with 11 ‘super’ councils repl...

WHITEHALL

Leaping to the top in CPA

07 October 2008

North East Derbyshire chief executive, Lee Adams, explains how her authority leap-frogged from ‘w...

WHITEHALL

Is there life after merger?

07 October 2008

Graham Atkins looks at the problem of merging after local government reorganisation.

WHITEHALL

Are you the interim manager of the year?

07 October 2008

Interim managers are vital to the successful running of local government, especially in a time of...

WHITEHALL

Welfare in 'seismic' shift

07 October 2008

The credit crunch has drawn political attention away from ‘seismic’ shifts in welfare policy that...

WHITEHALL

Women lag behind in filling top council jobs

07 October 2008

Women are still massively under-represented in top local government jobs, according new statistics.

FINANCE

Leader wants independent body to allocate funds

07 October 2008