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'Consistent method' sought to quit LGPS

By Dan Peters | 26 April 2016

Charities wanting to quit local government pension schemes (LGPS) must be allowed to exit with th...

Future Forum 2016: Minister insists government will work with sector on rates retention

By Dan Peters | 22 April 2016

Local government minister Marcus Jones has insisted the new finance system will be designed in co...

Future Forum 2016: Chief executives 'fired up and positive'

By Dan Peters | 21 April 2016

Local government chief executives are feeling more positive about their jobs compared to a year a...

Chiefs urged to encourage staff to lobby unions

By Dan Peters | 19 April 2016

Chief executives and leaders have been encouraged to get their staff to lobby the trade unions wh...

Clark: Budget will not affect four-year settlement

By Dan Peters | 19 April 2016

Communities secretary Greg Clark has confirmed that cuts announced in the Budget will not affect ...

PPP councils should 're-examine contracts'

By Dan Peters | 18 April 2016

Local authorities tied into Public Private Partnerships (PPP) should re-examine their contracts a...

Bennett: Old parties have run out of ideas

By Dan Peters | 15 April 2016

Only political will is needed to find enough money to pay for ‘vital council services,’ Green lea...

MPs to debate academisation amid distraction fears

By Dan Peters | 13 April 2016

The row over forced academisation will continue today after Labour secured a debate in Parliament...

Funds tasked with providing pensions cost data

By Dan Peters | 12 April 2016

Council pension funds will have to supply their own cost data after the Department for Communitie...

'Don't let slow pace of devo deter transformation'

By Dan Peters | 12 April 2016

Slow progress with devolution should not stop the march of public service transformation, an impr...