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HUMAN RESOURCES

Tower Hamlets impasse over senior appointment

By Dan Peters | 14 April 2015

Efforts to hire the most senior officer at Tower Hamlets LBC are ‘stuck at an impasse’ after riva...

ELECTIONS

Ukip to field 'record' number of council candidates

By Dan Peters | 13 April 2015

Ukip will mobilise a record 5,000 candidates in 278 local council elections next month, leader Ni...

BUSINESS

Chief defends action on 'persistent' homeless

By Dan Peters | 10 April 2015

Oxford City Council’s chief executive Peter Sloman has denied that a proposed order that could le...

WHITEHALL

Power-seeking boroughs 'are no threat to devolution'

By Dan Peters | 09 April 2015

Senior London Councils figures have insisted the eight boroughs seeking new powers for their sub-...

FINANCE

Groups poised to bid for share of sector-led improvement cash

By Dan Peters | 09 April 2015

Local government groups are lining up to help deliver sector-led improvement if plans to open it ...

FINANCE

EXCLUSIVE: IT systems 'not ready for capped care cost reforms'

By Dan Peters | 09 April 2015

Payments under the Care Act could be hit by delays unless councils wake up to the ‘big IT implica...

DCLG

EXCLUSIVE: Fight to stay in Troubled Families programme

By Dan Peters | 09 April 2015

Four councils face a battle to remain in the Troubled Families programme after their performance ...

FINANCE

EXCLUSIVE: Welfare under threat as councils count cost of cuts

By Dan Peters | 09 April 2015

Council finance directors have warned they will be forced to scale back local welfare assistance ...

COUNCILLORS

EXCLUSIVE: Mayor warned 'cultural change' vital to progress

By Dan Peters | 09 April 2015

Cultural change at senior officer level and their working relationships with members will be ‘fun...

FINANCE

Pension schemes 'doing minimum' to comply

By Dan Peters | 08 April 2015

A finance expert has warned of a ‘clear split’ among local government pension schemes (LGPS) in t...

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