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Ofsted rates Havering's children's services inadequate

By Dan Peters | 16 February 2024

Havering LBC’s children’s services have been rated inadequate by Government regulator Ofsted afte...

WHITEHALL

Mapley to take over from Whiteman at CIPFA

By Dan Peters | 16 February 2024

Hertfordshire CC boss Owen Mapley will take over as Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Acc...

FINANCE

County and districts fight over housing support axe

By Dan Peters | 14 February 2024

A bitter row has broken out between Suffolk CC and its districts over proposals to axe the county...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Chiefs back ethnicity pay gap reporting

By Dan Peters | 12 February 2024

Council chiefs have backed proposals that would place a duty on local authorities to collect data...

PAY

Rayner floats three-year pay deal

By Dan Peters | 12 February 2024

An incoming Labour Government could throw its weight behind a longer-term pay deal for the sector...

WHITEHALL

LGA moves towards performance support role

By Dan Peters | 12 February 2024

The Local Government Association (LGA) is to take a more proactive role as it seeks to do more to...

BUSINESS

Accountancy bodies move to offer dual membership

By Dan Peters | 12 February 2024

Two accountancy bodies are putting the ‘finishing touches’ to the registration process for an acc...

FINANCE

Scottish council leaders call for £45m boost

By Dan Peters | 12 February 2024

Scottish council leaders have called for the £45m Barnett consequentials from a £600m boost to th...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Wales could drive agenda on council tax, report argues

By Dan Peters | 12 February 2024

Wales could have a chance to deal with unfairness in the council tax system and drive the agenda ...

FINANCE

Call for Hunt to lift benefit subsidy cap

By Dan Peters | 06 February 2024

Councils have called for the cap on housing benefit subsidy that councils receive to be unfrozen ...

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