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FINANCE

DCN to lobby Whitehall on future of baseline rate

By Dan Peters | 28 February 2017

The District Councils’ Network (DCN) will lobby the Government for certainty on the future baseli...

FINANCE

Looking to the future

By Dan Peters | 28 February 2017

Dan Peters talks to Teresa Pearce about social care, council funding and The Labour Party’s prosp...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Somerset kids' services 'still need improvement'

By Dan Peters | 28 February 2017

Ofsted has told Somerset CC’s ‘inadequate’ children’s services that ‘notable room for improvement...

HEALTH

STP fears as bosses 'not confident' about delivery

By Dan Peters | 28 February 2017

Fresh concerns about sustainability and transformation plans (STP) have been raised after a surve...

WHITEHALL

'Blame and responsibility' – Whitehall's' devolution legacy

By Dan Peters | 28 February 2017

The only things the Government has devolved are blame and responsibility, shadow communities secr...

FINANCE

Council to scrap chief role

By Dan Peters | 27 February 2017

Wellingborough BC is expected to scrap its chief executive role as part of a ‘new model of senior...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Whitehall-backed leadership drive latest austerity casualty

By Dan Peters | 21 February 2017

A ‘powerful’ new leadership offer for local government backed by No 10 is the latest casualty of ...

WHITEHALL

Whitehall remains tight-lipped about 2018/19 rates pilots

By Dan Peters | 21 February 2017

Whitehall has refused to disclose details of discussions it has had with potential rate retention...

FINANCE

'Unfair' grant allocation fails to meet 'need' factor

By Dan Peters | 21 February 2017

The Government’s explanation for how it allocated £300m of transitional grant is ‘wafer thin,’ cr...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Whitehall review of kids' services paused

By Sam Clayden | 21 February 2017

A Whitehall review looking at the role of local authorities in relation to children has been shel...

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