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Tories reveal local government approach in manifesto

By Dan Peters | 17 May 2017

The Conservatives have revealed a raft of policies on social care, business rates, devolution, ho...

Councils hit with burden of creating rates relief schemes

By Dan Peters | 17 May 2017

District councils are having to come up with separate discretionary business rates relief schemes...

Electoral administrators 'close to quitting' as they feel the strain

By Dan Peters | 17 May 2017

Electoral administrators are under severe strain as they prepare for a snap General Election just...

Four out of five sign up to tackle benefit fraud and errors

By Dan Peters | 17 May 2017

More than four out of five councils have signed up to the Government’s new initiative to tackle h...

UC rollout fuels fears of more delays and rent arrears

By Dan Peters | 17 May 2017

The Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) planned rollout of Universal Credit (UC) ‘risks exace...

Electoral teams under 'severe strain'

By Dan Peters | 16 May 2017

Electoral administrators are under severe strain as they prepare for a snap General Election just...

DCLG cuts sector-led improvement grant

By Dan Peters | 16 May 2017

The Department for Communities and Local Government will provide a £21m grant for sector-led impr...

Tories reveal local government approach in manifesto

By Dan Peters | 16 May 2017

The Conservatives have revealed a raft of policies on social care, business rates, devolution, ho...

Solid progress

By Dan Peters | 10 May 2017

Dave Hill talks about improvement in children’s services and his role as a commissioner in the Go...

Whitehall urged to referee sector's NHS disputes over rates relief

By Dan Peters | 10 May 2017

Shadow minister Jim McMahon has called for the Government to intervene in the dispute between cou...