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CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Call for Gloucestershire CC to 'get its act together'

By Dan Peters | 09 November 2017

Opposition councillors have said the Tory administration at Gloucestershire CC ‘needs to get its ...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Labour Party suspends Slough leader

By Hiba Mahamadi | 03 November 2017

Slough BC’s leader has been suspended from the Labour Party, amid criticism over his choice of pe...

FINANCE

MPs enlist assistance to interpret funding review

By Dan Peters | 02 November 2017

MPs have commissioned consultancy LG Futures to help them understand more about the fair funding ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

The smart search for finding city space for schools

By Dan Peters | 31 October 2017

With an increase in school rolls and a shortage of land, urban local authorities are having to de...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

The future's bright, say chief executives

By Piali Das Gupta | 31 October 2017

As chief executives convene in Trafford for the SOLACE Summit, Dan Peters reveals the findings of...

BUSINESS

MPs seek more information on council finance

By Dan Peters | 25 October 2017

MPs have commissioned consultancy LG Futures to help them understand more about the fair funding ...

BUSINESS

Black: Barclay Review was missed opportunity

By Dan Peters | 25 October 2017

Scotland’s Barclay Review into business rates was a ‘missed opportunity’ that did not go far enou...

FINANCE

Social care spending rises by £556m

By Dan Peters | 25 October 2017

Spending by councils on social care rose by £556m in 2016/17 to £17.5bn - the first time it has r...

FINANCE

Funds withheld for Leeds LEP

By Dan Peters | 25 October 2017

A second local enterprise partnership (LEP) has had funding restrictions slapped on it by the Dep...

FINANCE

Review paints bleak financial picture for Northamptonshire

By Mark Conrad | 25 October 2017

A damning peer review of Northamptonshire CC’s financial position has warned the authority is ‘he...

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