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FINANCE

Plan to protect authorities' funds

By Dan Peters | 26 October 2016

An insurance scheme that councils can choose to pay into to protect their funding after the move ...

DCLG

Met 'fails to tackle election fraud at Tower Hamlets'

By Dan Peters | 26 October 2016

Tower Hamlets commissioners have expressed their disappointment at the Metropolitan Police Servic...

WHITEHALL

Whitehall has no plans for further interventions

By Dan Peters | 26 October 2016

The Government has insisted it has no plans to launch further interventions after sending in comm...

FINANCE

Councils must ensure pension boards understand their subject

By Dan Peters | 26 October 2016

Administering councils must ensure local pension board members are qualified to improve the gover...

BUSINESS

Sandwell's Chinese deal will create technology partnership

By Dan Peters | 26 October 2016

Delegates from the Chinese city of Jinhua have signed an international agreement with Sandwell MBC.

WHITEHALL

Javid backs Homelessness Bill

By Dan Peters | 25 October 2016

Communities secretary Sajid Javid has given his backing to a Bill that would place a duty on coun...

HEALTH

Greater Manchester health shift 'delegation not devolution'

By Dan Peters | 21 October 2016

The shifting of health powers to Greater Manchester is better described as delegation instead of ...

FINANCE

Council rescue package to save cricket club

By Dan Peters | 20 October 2016

Durham Council has approved a rescue package to secure the future of the county’s cricket club an...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Warrington courts Merseyside over devolution

By Dan Peters | 20 October 2016

Warrington Council has been courting the Liverpool city region with an eye on joining its devolut...

WHITEHALL

Counties could intervene in district planning

By Dan Peters | 19 October 2016

County councils may be given powers to intervene where districts fail to agree local plans for ne...

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