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FINANCE

Interim chief secures £400k settlement

By Dan Peters | 20 December 2017

The man expected to become Slough Council’s next permanent chief executive before his council lea...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Councillors shout, bang tables and threaten to sack officers

By Dan Peters | 20 December 2017

‘Stretched’ officers are working in an environment with insufficient corporate capacity at Derby ...

FINANCE

Council tax increase limit raised by Javid

By Dan Peters | 19 December 2017

Councils will be allowed to increase their core council tax by up to 3% in 2018/19 without a refe...

FINANCE

Auditor warning ahead of deadline change

By Dan Peters | 19 December 2017

Auditors have warned against complacency after ‘disappointing’ results showed an increasing numbe...

DCLG

Combined authority hires ex-Downing Street adviser

By Dan Peters | 18 December 2017

A former No 10 policy unit adviser has been hired as West Midlands Combined Authority’s (WMCA) di...

CRIME

Council apologises after institutional racism finding

By Dan Peters | 18 December 2017

Bristol City Council has apologised after being accused of institutional racism in the case of a ...

FINANCE

Pension fund venture snaps up stake in water firm

By Dan Peters | 18 December 2017

An infrastructure investment joint venture involving five local government pension funds has agre...

SAJID JAVID

Review highlights fire safety failings

By Dan Peters | 18 December 2017

Scores of buildings do not have up-to-date arrangements for fire safety, an independent review ha...

WHITEHALL

LGA chief chosen for new homelessness panel

By Dan Peters | 30 November 2017

Local Government Association chief executive Mark Lloyd will represent the sector as a member of ...

FINANCE

Javid backs district council mergers

By Dan Peters | 30 November 2017

Communities secretary Sajid Javid has backed two further local government reorganisation proposal...

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