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Clark 'confident' sector will be vital in May premiership

By Dan Peters | 12 July 2016

Communities secretary Greg Clark has highlighted the significance of Theresa May’s appearance in ...

Call for greater LEP transparency

By Dan Peters | 08 July 2016

Local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) must be covered by the Freedom of Information Act to prevent...

McDonnell: Councils key in new economy

By Dan Peters | 07 July 2016

Local government will play a key role in the economic transformation of Britain, shadow chancello...

Forbes: Business rates discussion core to sector future

By Dan Peters | 07 July 2016

The discussion about how 100% business rates retention will work is fundamental to the future of ...

Freer: Start thinking about future of audit

By Dan Peters | 07 July 2016

Local government must start thinking about future audit arrangements today, the chairman of the s...

Place leadership 'absolutely essential'

By Dan Peters | 06 July 2016

Place leadership is ‘absolutely essential’ to chief executives wanting to improve their councils ...

Council silence over resource director's status

By Dan Peters | 06 July 2016

Herefordshire Council has refused to answer questions about the status of its director of resourc...

Stockton gets 'cautious go-ahead' to borrow £17m

By Dan Peters | 06 July 2016

Prudential borrowing of up to £17m has been approved by Stockton-on-Tees BC to build a 125-bedroo...

'Biggest reforms in a generation' for kids

By Dan Peters | 06 July 2016

The Government’s approach to intervening in failing services will be strengthened as part of the ...

Casey: Rebuilding trust is vital to sector success

By Dan Peters | 06 July 2016

A new deal between the public and politicians is needed to rebuild trust, extremism tsar Louise C...