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Transparency code compliance threat

By Dan Peters | 13 May 2015

Due to a lack of funding, councils struggling to comply with the revised local government transpa...

Mayoral recall system mooted

By Dan Peters | 13 May 2015

Calls for the introduction of a recall system for elected mayors have been made in the wake of th...

Outgoing leader calls for unitary creation

By Dan Peters | 12 May 2015

The outgoing Conservative leader of North Yorkshire CC has called for his council to be merged wi...

Pickles imposes fresh directions on Tower Hamlets

By Dan Peters | 07 May 2015

Eric Pickles has imposed additional directions on Tower Hamlets LBC in what is likely to be one o...

Legal victory impact dismissed

By Dan Peters | 07 May 2015

A legal victory by a campaigner who believes millions of people are paying unfair bills for counc...

Councils told to 'observe due diligence'

By Dan Peters | 06 May 2015

Local government lawyers have tried to reassure councils worried they may be on unstable legal gr...

SOLACE seeks views on ethics code

By Dan Peters | 06 May 2015

Ideas about what should be in an overarching statement of ethics for senior public service manage...

EXCLUSIVE: Authorities left unaware of welfare funding details

By Dan Peters | 06 May 2015

Councils remain in the dark over how this year’s allocation for ‘crucial’ local welfare assistanc...

Councils urged to be prudent when exploring derivatives

By Dan Peters | 05 May 2015

Councils thinking about dipping their toes back into the financial derivatives market have been w...

'Mismanaged' LGPS faces funding deficit of £47bn

By Dan Peters | 05 May 2015

The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) has an estimated funding deficit of £47bn, latest figu...