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FINANCE

Authorities burdened by interim staff rule change

By Heather Jameson | 02 August 2016

Government proposals to overhaul rules on interim staff come straight from the sledgehammer schoo...

FINANCE

An eruption in local government

By Tony Kirkham | 02 August 2016

Serious national uncertainty means councils face an uphill struggle to submit efficiency plans, s...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Changing the rules on interim workers

By Clive Thomas | 02 August 2016

Plans to overhaul rules surrounding interim staff could have a significant impact for workers and...

FINANCE

Industrial strategy will help local government

By Michael Burton | 02 August 2016

A pair of very contrasting reports have been published on the cost of poverty to local government...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Don't drop the ball on devolution

By Jonathan Carr-West | 02 August 2016

Local government cannot let devolution slip through its fingers under a new secretary of state, s...

HEALTH

Step up to the plate

By Sandra Dinneen | 02 August 2016

Districts could really make a difference on health and care integration but all 201 need to pull ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Devolution at a snail's pace

By Paul Carter | 02 August 2016

Devolution is now more relevant than ever but progress is slow and government must ditch the unne...

HEALTH

Fighting obesity on the front line

By Cllr Izzi Seccombe | 02 August 2016

Tackling obesity requires a whole system approach and the Government can’t duck out of supporting...

FINANCE

The changing state of skills

By Tom Stannard | 02 August 2016

A new skills white paper could shake up post-16 education and require a new focus on economic gro...

DIGITAL

A drive on digitising

By Greg Thomas | 02 August 2016

Councils must recognise that digitising public services is the key to engaged communities, says G...

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