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WHITEHALL

Job seekers' interviews to be archived

10 October 2008

Job seekers applying for council tax and housing benefits under the new Employment Support Allowa...

WHITEHALL

Don't look to Whitehall for credit crunch cash, says Healey

10 October 2008

Local government minister, John Healey, has told council leaders to make ‘tough decisions’ over s...

WHITEHALL

Devon CC: 'No truth' in lottery rapist property claims

10 October 2008

Devon CC has denied claims it ‘spruced-up’ a grade two-listed property and sold it on to Lotto ra...

WHITEHALL

'Tough decisions ahead' to meet savings targets

10 October 2008

Councils must move from simple efficiency gains to ‘truly transformational’ services during the c...

FINANCE

Firms demand pension refund

10 October 2008

Contractors want councils to refund surpluses from their pension payments as part of an overhaul ...

FINANCE

Scots suspend strike after improved pay agreement

10 October 2008

Scotland’s public service unions have suspended strike action following an improved pay offer.

WHITEHALL

Blears and Healey survive Brown reshuffle, but Flint gets the chop

10 October 2008

Local government remained relatively unscathed in last week’s reshuffle.

The MJ launches its 2009 awards

10 October 2008

The MJ this week launches its sixth Local Government Achievement Awards, with 15 categories, incl...

WHITEHALL

Belfast theme to the latest SFI pamphlet

10 October 2008

Top public sector executives are guest writers in the latest SOLACE Foundation Imprint pamphlet, ...

FINANCE

Newham mayor defends salary of chief executive

10 October 2008

The mayor of Newham has hit out at criticism of the £240,000 a year salary of the borough’s chief...