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Whitehall may step in over authorities' commercial deals

By Dan Peters | 05 April 2017

The Government may intervene to lower the risks associated with the increased commercial activiti...

Sector 'confident' FCA will heed warnings on pension reforms

By Dan Peters | 05 April 2017

Local government insiders are quietly confident the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will listen...

Super pools 'still have a long way to go'

By Dan Peters | 05 April 2017

The local government pension scheme (LGPS) super pools have ‘a lot of ground’ to cover if the pro...

In the same boat?

By Dan Peters | 05 April 2017

Dan Peters talks to key figures in the sector about the future for health and social care integra...

Marchant to leave Worcestershire for UCAS after seven years

By Dan Peters | 03 April 2017

Worcestershire CC chief executive Clare Marchant has announced her departure after seven years.

Lloyd: Councils continuing to pull it off with great aplomb

By Dan Peters | 31 March 2017

Councils are continuing to thrive despite unprecedented cuts over the last 10 years,’ the chief e...

Local government 'not as sexy' as other sectors

By Dan Peters | 30 March 2017

Local government needs to brand itself better to attract staff, a director of recruitment firm Pe...

PAC chair: Brexit to lead to rushed and bad decisions

By Dan Peters | 30 March 2017

The chair of the powerful Public Accounts Committee has predicted Brexit will lead to ‘rushed and...

London in bid to influence design of local growth zones

By Dan Peters | 28 March 2017

London is bidding to create local growth zones (LGZ) that would allow areas to keep all of the be...

'PiP will get more LGPS involvement'

By Dan Peters | 28 March 2017

The new chairman of a vehicle designed to encourage local government pension schemes (LGPS) to in...