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Councils urged to stop using bailiffs

By Dan Peters | 04 May 2016

Charities have urged councils to stop using bailiffs to chase council tax debts, warning enforcem...

Single unitary to be explored by Bucks

By Dan Peters | 04 May 2016

Buckinghamshire CC is expected to spend up to £50,000 on an outline business case exploring the b...

PM tells DCLG: Make sure local bosses are good enough

By Dan Peters | 03 May 2016

Prime minister David Cameron will focus on local government leadership in a key early summer anno...

Precept may help fund care home's drop in earnings

By Dan Peters | 03 May 2016

Britain’s biggest care home group is hoping for funding from the social care precept to flow into...

Call for taskforce to tackle crisis-hit Scots authorities

By Dan Peters | 03 May 2016

A taskforce could be launched to grapple with the financial situation facing Scotland’s in-crisis...

Inquiry eyes advantages of economic inclusivity

By Dan Peters | 03 May 2016

A major independent inquiry to understand and identify practical ways to make local economies acr...

Council rapped over lack of training

By Dan Peters | 29 April 2016

A Scottish council has been rapped by a regulator for repeatedly failing to train staff around da...

Minister on devolution: Take it or leave it

By Dan Peters | 28 April 2016

A government minister has told East Anglia it can either take or leave the devolution deal signed...

District chief gets top London borough role

By Dan Peters | 27 April 2016

A chief executive who oversaw the transformation of two councils’ workforces into a shared servic...

Tensions over rate retention

By Dan Peters | 26 April 2016

As the sector awaits details of business rates retention, Dan Peters talks to Duncan Whitfield ab...