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LGA chair Porter given peerage

By Dan Peters | 27 August 2015

Local Government Association (LGA) chairman Gary Porter has been unveiled as a new Tory peer in t...

Chief executives criticise exit payment cap

By Dan Peters | 27 August 2015

Council chief executives have given short shrift to government plans for a new £95,000 cap on exi...

One Year From Jay: Rotherham could 'win back powers in 2017'

By Dan Peters | 25 August 2015

The head of the intervention team sent in to turn around Rotherham MBC hopes to hand back ‘some o...

Yorkshire-wide devolution bid ditched

By Dan Peters | 24 August 2015

Ambitious devolution proposals for the whole of Yorkshire appear to have been ditched.

Chief executive role reinstated

By Dan Peters | 24 August 2015

The leader of Northumberland CC has defended a decision to reinstate the role of chief executive ...

Demands issued in return for mayor

By Dan Peters | 21 August 2015

Tough-talking West Midlands councils have told government they will only accept an elected mayor ...

Ridley to return to DCLG

By Dan Peters | 20 August 2015

The Department of Communities and Local Government’s (DCLG) former finance director will return t...

MP calls for council leaders to have London Assembly voting rights

By Dan Peters | 18 August 2015

London’s council leaders should be given the right to turn up and vote at a beefed-up London Asse...

LPFA chair to lead fund's super pool

By Dan Peters | 18 August 2015

London mayor Boris Johnson has made a key appointment in his bid to drive forward consolidation a...

Push for premier powers

By Dan Peters | 18 August 2015

Dan Peters reports from Bolton MBC where he spoke to new chief executive, Paul Najsarek, on how h...