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Rates retention scrutinised

By Dan Peters | 16 December 2015

The impact of 100% business rates retention on English council finances will be examined in a new...

Fiscal devolution 'must go further'

By Dan Peters | 15 December 2015

The devolution of fiscal powers must go further in order to create a sustainable system of local ...

Counter-fraud hub will 'save millions'

By Dan Peters | 14 December 2015

All 32 London boroughs have agreed to join together to procure a counter-fraud hub that will be f...

Council bank suspends lending

By Dan Peters | 11 December 2015

A council that had hoped to create a fully-fledged community bank that would be an ‘inspiration’ ...

EXCLUSIVE: April date threatened by tight timetable

By Dan Peters | 08 December 2015

The creation of West Midlands’ combined authority could be delayed for months, The MJ can exclusi...

EXCLUSIVE: 5,000 jobs to be scrapped

By Dan Peters | 08 December 2015

Up to 5,000 council employees working on housing benefit could be made redundant, ministers are e...

Birmingham City Council 'turning a corner'

By Dan Peters | 08 December 2015

Birmingham City Council is ‘turning a corner’ and has ‘increased the pace of change,’ a progress ...

Service failure is now 'distinct possibility,' warns report

By Dan Peters | 04 December 2015

A council could move into special measures on financial grounds for the first time within the nex...

Essex leader's 'patchwork of powers' warning

By Dan Peters | 04 December 2015

The Government’s focus on devolution to cities risks creating a ‘patchwork of powers’ across Engl...

Improvement to suffer if top-slice slashed

By Dan Peters | 03 December 2015

Councils could be forced to cut back on sector-led improvement if the Local Government Associatio...