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Campaigners could challenge councils over LOBO loans

By Dan Peters | 18 August 2015

Councils could face a raft of challenges to their annual accounts from campaigners against the us...

Whitehall to examine cost of children's care

By Dan Peters | 18 August 2015

The Government will commission work to find out more about children’s services demand and expendi...

Rogers vows to get tough on staff

By Dan Peters | 18 August 2015

Birmingham City Council’s chief executive has vowed to be tougher with his corporate leadership t...

District council probe after mass grievance submission

By Dan Peters | 18 August 2015

Senior staff are at loggerheads with the management team at a district council that is subject to...

West Midlands devo deal 'is the most complex yet'

By Dan Peters | 18 August 2015

West Midlands council chiefs were this week locked in talks with government trying to thrash out ...

Crunch devolution meeting to tackle mayor issue

By Dan Peters | 13 August 2015

West Midlands leaders are due to thrash out an agreement on an elected mayor for the region at a ...

Whistleblowing from management is on the rise

By Dan Peters | 12 August 2015

The number of local government managers reporting malpractice to whistleblowing charity Public Co...

Training tops local pension boards' agenda

By Dan Peters | 12 August 2015

Training is ‘high on the agenda’ of most local pension boards (LPB), a finance expert has suggest...

CIPFA may re-examine LOBO loan debate

By Dan Peters | 12 August 2015

Controversial Lender Option Borrower Option (LOBO) loans could be looked at again by the Chartere...

Whitehall must review 'damping'to reflect true need

By Dan Peters | 12 August 2015

Fresh calls have been made for the Government to look again at the issue of damping five years af...