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Reforms will not make council tax proportionate

By Dan Peters | 16 March 2016

The Scottish Government’s proposals for council tax reform ‘fall short’ of making it a proportion...

Harrogate in bid to form unitary

By Dan Peters | 15 March 2016

Reorganisation plans continue to surface as part of the fallout from the Government’s devolution ...

Budget 2016: Devo deals falter at final hurdle

By Dan Peters | 15 March 2016

Government efforts to get a raft of non-metropolitan devolution deals signed off in time for toda...

'Ease housing benefit subsidy claim burdens'

By Dan Peters | 15 March 2016

Calls have been made for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to reduce the burden of audit...

LGA seeks rates distribution deal

By Dan Peters | 15 March 2016

The Local Government Association (LGA) has called for an exploration of sub-national distribution...

Key Cities head praises Oxford restructure plan

By Dan Peters | 15 March 2016

The chair of the Key Cities group has urged councils to look at the example of Oxfordshire distri...

Cumbria devolution deal unlikely after stand-off

By Dan Peters | 14 March 2016

A devolution deal announcement for Cumbria in this week’s Budget looks unlikely after local leade...

Councils must detail flog off plans

By Dan Peters | 11 March 2016

Councils will have to develop a dedicated strategy document to show how they plan to use the proc...

Academy trusts manifesting 'same weaknesses' as worst performing councils

By Dan Peters | 11 March 2016

Chief inspector of schools, Sir Michael Wilshaw, has warned many multi-academy trusts (MATs) have...

Adult social care pleas after record bed blocking figures

By Dan Peters | 10 March 2016

Unprecedented pressures on adult social care have been blamed for record bed blocking figures rel...