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Improvement results finally made public

By Dan Peters | 29 July 2015

Smith Square has finally made public its consultation on the future of sector-led improvement – f...

Areas still receiving support with Better Care Fund plans

By Dan Peters | 29 July 2015

Two areas are still receiving ‘intensive support’ amid concerns that their Better Care Fund (BCF)...

Mind the cap!

By Dan Peters | 29 July 2015

The new £95,000 cap on exit payments for senior staff could provoke a spike in senior departures ...

Rift over LOBO loans widens

By Dan Peters | 28 July 2015

A split has emerged in the market for local authority treasury management after a TV documentary ...

Airport windfall for 10 councils

By Dan Peters | 28 July 2015

Greater Manchester’s 10 councils will receive a portion of a £60m dividend for being shareholders...

National Living Wage fuels concerns

By Dan Peters | 28 July 2015

The new National Living Wage (NLW) could lead to ‘catastrophic’ failures in the homecare sector, ...

County Councils Network prioritises 'radical devolution'

By Dan Peters | 27 July 2015

A vision featuring ‘flexible and bold devolution plans’ has been laid out by the chairman-elect o...

Tees Valley ups pace as it accepts mayor argument

By Dan Peters | 24 July 2015

The Tees Valley region could secure a raft of devolved powers including over further education an...

Treasury asks DCLG to prepare for 40% cuts

By Dan Peters | 22 July 2015

The Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) will be asked to find up to a further 4...

Rollout for financial peer challenge

By Dan Peters | 22 July 2015

A specialist form of peer challenge focusing on finance will be rolled out by the Local Governmen...