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FINANCE

LGA tells Javid where he must spend extra rates cash

By Dan Peters | 13 September 2017

The Local Government Association (LGA) has told communities secretary Sajid Javid how it thinks e...

WHITEHALL

'Business as usual' for councils despite Whitehall's silence on reorganisation

By Dan Peters | 13 September 2017

Councils waiting for the Government to decide on their reorganisation bids have vowed that it is ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Joint research for kids' services costs

By Dan Peters | 13 September 2017

Local government will work with Whitehall to commission research to understand the drivers of inc...

WHITEHALL

Local authorities lending weight to staff pay rise calls

By Dan Peters | 13 September 2017

Councils are piling on the pressure to give local government staff a pay rise by backing trade un...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Suffolk fails to find Cadman replacement

By Dan Peters | 12 September 2017

Suffolk CC has failed to find a chief executive to replace Deborah Cadman after a ‘full day of in...

IMPROVEMENT

Brum leader Clancy steps down amid growing pressure

By Dan Peters | 11 September 2017

Birmingham City Council leader John Clancy has stepped down amid growing pressure from the media ...

WHITEHALL

Pay cap pressure grows

By Dan Peters | 11 September 2017

Trade union Unison has issued fresh pleas for the Government to scrap the public sector pay cap.

CHILD ABUSE

Rotherham was alerted to taxi-CSE link - report

By Dan Peters | 06 September 2017

Rotherham MBC officers did not have ‘sufficient resources, systems or policies’ to adequately inv...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Rotherham officers 'missed opportunities' to uncover CSE

By Dan Peters | 06 September 2017

Senior officers at Rotherham MBC between 1997 and 2013 missed opportunities to uncover the scale ...

FINANCE

New care legislation blamed for overspend

By Dan Peters | 06 September 2017

Dundee City Council is predicting a £4.2m overspend against its adjusted 2017/18 revenue budget, ...

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