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IRRV warns against relief payout

By Dan Peters | 10 February 2016

The national body for local taxation professionals has advised councils not to pay out any claims...

'Think very carefully before you borrow for MBA,' councils told

By Dan Peters | 10 February 2016

Councils have been urged to think carefully before agreeing the paperwork that would allow them t...

Aberdeenshire 'disappointed' by city deal

By Dan Peters | 09 February 2016

The Scottish Government has called on Whitehall to double the £125m it has pledged for the Aberde...

Council pay-outs to be cut

By Dan Peters | 05 February 2016

Local government pay-outs will be reduced under government plans to ‘modernise’ public sector red...

Electoral burden on sector could be reduced

By Dan Peters | 04 February 2016

The burden on local government of running electoral services will be reduced under proposals to r...

LGA waits to hear about cash for sector-led improvment

By Dan Peters | 03 February 2016

The Local Government Association (LGA) was this week waiting to find out how much money Whitehall...

Jobseekers 'must not pay council tax'

By Dan Peters | 03 February 2016

Asking people on jobseekers’ allowance to pay council tax is unfair, the Department for Communiti...

LGA 'neutral' on EU referendum

By Dan Peters | 03 February 2016

The Local Government Association (LGA) will remain neutral during the referendum on whether Brita...

Leese calls for council tax revaluation 25 years on

By Dan Peters | 03 February 2016

Manchester City Council leader Sir Richard Leese has made fresh calls for an overhaul of council ...

Sector faces £1.5bn bill for backdated NHS relief

By Dan Peters | 03 February 2016

Local government could be hit with a bill of up to £1.5bn after 60 NHS trusts suggested they migh...