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FINANCE

Row over as LGA sticks with growth board

By Dan Peters | 08 April 2015

The Local Government Association (LGA) has stepped back from threats to pull out of the National ...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Call to fund DoLS new burdens

By Dan Peters | 08 April 2015

London will need an additional £10.5m in 2015/16 to meet the huge expected rise in Deprivation of...

HEALTH

Councils likely to 'pay lip service' to new obligation

By Dan Peters | 08 April 2015

Councils are unlikely to be able to meet a new obligation to reach out to people experiencing iso...

HEALTH

Care Act warning on implementation day

By Dan Peters | 01 April 2015

Warnings that the Care Act needs more funding for it to be a success have continued to be made as...

FINANCE

Row over delay to exempt travel expenses from tax

By Dan Peters | 31 March 2015

A fierce political row has erupted after plans to exempt councillors’ travel expenses from tax by...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

LGA forum 'will help Tower Hamlets to improve'

By Dan Peters | 31 March 2015

Tower Hamlets LBC has called for a Local Government Association-facilitated forum to sort out pro...

WHITEHALL

Warning over electoral roll system problems

By Dan Peters | 31 March 2015

Problems with the individual electoral registration verification service could affect the conduct...

FINANCE

Next government 'must tackle the crisis in care'

By Dan Peters | 31 March 2015

Council services face a hammering in next year’s spending review if the soaring costs of health a...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Ofsted intervention awaits director's appointment

By Dan Peters | 31 March 2015

Norfolk CC’s children’s services will remain under government intervention until a permanent dire...

FINANCE

MJ Future Forum 15: Council chiefs call for inspection overhaul

By Dan Peters | 31 March 2015

Senior local government leaders have united over calls to overhaul multi-agency inspection.

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