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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...

Push for premier powers

By Dan Peters | 18 August 2015

Dan Peters reports from Bolton MBC where he spoke to new chief executive, Paul Najsarek, on how h...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...