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Finance pundits urged to help LGA assist councils

By Dan Peters | 27 January 2015

Finance experts have been urged to sign up to help the Local Government Association (LGA) as it o...

Council cuts recycling to save local welfare scheme

By Dan Peters | 27 January 2015

A council that battled in court to keep local welfare funding has been forced to propose cuts to ...

LGPS invests in infrastructure

By Dan Peters | 27 January 2015

Two of the largest local government pension schemes (LGPS) in the UK have agreed to collaborate t...

Hardman softens over combined authority idea

By Dan Peters | 27 January 2015

The leader of Worcestershire CC has reversed his scepticism about forming a combined authority co...

Health and social care leaders call for government investment

By Dan Peters | 26 January 2015

Council and health leaders have called on the Government to invest money to protect the ‘chronica...

Leader: NHS problems could be sorted out by council directors

By Dan Peters | 23 January 2015

A good team of local government finance directors could easily sort out the problems in the NHS, ...

Chief executive struggling with post-2017 plan

By Dan Peters | 21 January 2015

The chief executive of Doncaster MBC has admitted that she is struggling to come up with a plan t...

Future of sector-led improvement up for debate

By Dan Peters | 21 January 2015

The Local Government Association (LGA) has launched a consultation for council chief executives a...

Councils forced to consider self-funding

By Dan Peters | 20 January 2015

Councils are being forced to think seriously about becoming self-funding as they plan their finan...

DCLG 'must reinforce relationships with Whitehall'

By Dan Peters | 20 January 2015

The former head of the Civil Service has admitted the Department for Communities and Local Govern...