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Clark resists local demand to bring forward finance settlement cash

By Dan Peters | 27 January 2016

Communities secretary Greg Clark has publicly rejected calls from the sector to frontload cash to...

Council chief announces retirement plan

By Dan Peters | 26 January 2016

The chief executive of Stafford BC has announced he will retire this summer after eight years in ...

'Significant challenges' remain for Rotherham

By Dan Peters | 22 January 2016

‘Significant further improvements’ are needed before full powers are restored to Rotherham MBC, c...

Councils urged to move fast on bonds agency

By Dan Peters | 22 January 2016

Councils have been urged to ‘move as fast as possible’ to sort paperwork that would allow them to...

Clark: Treasury demanded efficiency plans

By Dan Peters | 21 January 2016

The requirement for councils to draw up an efficiency plan in return for securing a four-year set...

Ex-detective lands top job at council

By Dan Peters | 21 January 2016

A former detective constable has secured the top job at Mansfield DC after a senior management re...

Councils' role in school improvement under threat

By Dan Peters | 19 January 2016

MPs have called for a ‘fundamental reassessment of accountability and oversight’ for all schools ...

Fury over Whitehall's failure to consult on funding formula

By Dan Peters | 19 January 2016

The Government’s ‘unprecedented’ decision not to carry out a technical consultation before this y...

'Long way to go' for fiscal devo

By Dan Peters | 19 January 2016

A ‘world of far-reaching, competitive fiscal devolution’ is some way off, according to new analys...

Fears raised as uncertainty clouds funding settlement

By Dan Peters | 19 January 2016

Government plans to create financial certainty through a four-year funding settlement have been u...