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MHCLG failure to recruit chief scientific adviser 'astounding'

By Mike Yuille | 03 June 2019

An ongoing failure by Marsham Street to recruit a Chief Scientific Adviser (CSA) is ‘astounding,’...

Council launches internal review after 'scandalous error'

By Mike Yuille | 03 June 2019

Plymouth City Council has launched an internal review of its voter registration processes after o...

Call for clarity after children's service advice withdrawn

By Mike Yuille | 27 March 2019

The Government needs to urgently clarify its guidance on the duties of councils regarding vulnera...

Government review into Caerphilly pay row

By Mike Yuille | 27 March 2019

The Welsh Government is stepping into the long-running dispute over senior council officers’ pay ...

Councillors meet to set up shadow Northants council

By Mike Yuille | 26 March 2019

Councillors on the new Joint Committee for West Northamptonshire will meet for the first time thi...

Northants can use capital to plug finance gap, says Brokenshire

By Mike Yuille | 29 November 2018

Northamptonshire CC will be allowed to use £70m in capital receipts to plug its financial black h...

Council tax hikes across the board in Scotland

By Mike Yuille | 29 November 2018

All 32 Scottish councils have increased their council tax charges during 2018, as part of a strat...

Pay rises to swallow extra £650m for care

By Mike Yuille | 29 November 2018

Councils hoping that the Chancellor’s Budget promised extra £650m for social care might ease some...

CIPFA probe prompts review of finance in London Borough

By Mike Yuille | 28 November 2018

Newham LBC is to improve its financial management and capital expenditure processes, after a repo...

West Dunbarton Council considers cuts

By Mike Yuille | 28 November 2018

West Dunbarton Council is mulling over staff job cuts as part of new cost-saving plans, in an att...