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Local authorities call for guidance over derivatives

By Dan Peters | 03 September 2015

The Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has said it will consider afresh whethe...

Nottingham expands its Culture to take on high street

By Dan Peters | 03 September 2015

A city council’s catering team is expanding to compete with high street providers as part of the ...

CLG LOBO loans decision imminent

By Dan Peters | 03 September 2015

The select committee looking into controversial Lender Option Borrower Option (LOBO) loans is exp...

Ofsted slammed over judgements

By Dan Peters | 03 September 2015

A social work professor has accused Ofsted of ‘undermining and destabilising’ children’s services...

EXCLUSIVE: Clark blocks South East LEP split

By Dan Peters | 03 September 2015

Communities secretary Greg Clark has dashed hopes of splitting up the South East local enterprise...

Devo bids process blasted for promoting 'short-term' plans

By Dan Peters | 03 September 2015

A senior sector figure has suggested the Treasury’s devolution bid process encourages a short-ter...

Island Deal vital to IoW survival

By Dan Peters | 03 September 2015

A small unitary has warned it faces likely ‘financial failure’ unless it secures a unique deal wi...

'Long wait for Greater Manchester trickle-down'

By Dan Peters | 02 September 2015

Medium-sized cities and smaller urban areas must not be ignored at the expense of larger northern...

DCLG grants £4.37m to fund Birmingham improvement

By Dan Peters | 01 September 2015

Birmingham City Council will speed up work on its improvement programme thanks to a £4.37m grant ...

Public health cut 'short-sighted'

By Dan Peters | 28 August 2015

The Government’s proposed in-year cut to the public health budget is ‘short-sighted, short-term a...