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BUSINESS

Councils bid for school powers return

By Dan Peters | 15 January 2016

Councils must remain at the heart of school place planning, the Local Government Association (LGA...

BUSINESS

Pensions platform can directly manage assets

By Dan Peters | 14 January 2016

The Pensions Infrastructure Platform (PiP) has been authorised to begin directly managing assets ...

LEGAL

Lawyers a 'barrier to change,' says survey

By Dan Peters | 13 January 2016

One in five local authority lawyers admit they are thought of as a ‘roadblock to change and innov...

WHITEHALL

Pilot scheme to aid authorities' planning departments

By Dan Peters | 13 January 2016

Planning applications could be processed by private sector bodies or other councils under pilot s...

BUSINESS

High Court says council can end £160m contract

By Dan Peters | 13 January 2016

A High Court judge has urged other local authorities to learn lessons after throwing out a bid to...

BUSINESS

Kier set to deliver homes for Leeds

By Dan Peters | 13 January 2016

Leeds City Council has appointed Kier Living to help shape and deliver the next £10m phase of ‘am...

BUSINESS

Biffa awarded six-year extension worth £18m

By Dan Peters | 13 January 2016

Municipal services contractor Biffa has been awarded a six-year extension to its current contract...

WHITEHALL

Devo 'may fragment authorities' credit criteria'

By Dan Peters | 13 January 2016

Fiscal devolution could lead to a ‘fragmentation’ of local authority credit rating, lending crite...

FINANCE

Tories fear financial threat of local-central 'disconnect'

By Dan Peters | 13 January 2016

Essex CC’s Tory leader has led the way for a potential Conservative local government revolt after...

WHITEHALL

Plan to deliver 400 new homes by 2020

By Dan Peters | 13 January 2016

A remodelling of Wolverhampton City Council’s 30-year business plan for its housing revenue accou...

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