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FINANCE

Adult social care is 'crying out' for £8bn investment

By Dan Peters | 09 June 2015

Local authority treasurers’ societies have taken a sideswipe at the cash-guzzling NHS as they cal...

FINANCE

Bonds agency 'key agent of change'

By Dan Peters | 09 June 2015

The boss of the firm that will issue the UK’s first municipal bonds has said local government is ...

FINANCE

Minister: Mayoral referendums should not be held

By Dan Peters | 09 June 2015

Referendums should not be held over whether to have directly elected mayors, local government min...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Children's services inadequate after major transformation

By Dan Peters | 05 June 2015

Ofsted has branded children’s services at Surrey CC inadequate.

FINANCE

Minister: Sector faces tough next spending round

By Dan Peters | 04 June 2015

New local government minister Marcus Jones has warned the sector it faces a ‘tough’ next spending...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Cameron happy to talk more about London devolution

By Dan Peters | 03 June 2015

Prime Minister David Cameron said today his government was ‘very happy’ to continue talks about f...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Minister: Elected mayors not a devolution 'deal-breaker' for counties

By Dan Peters | 03 June 2015

Local government minister Marcus Jones has attempted to reassure counties by confirming a devolut...

WHITEHALL

PIP: Make infrastructure schemes attractive to pension funds

By Dan Peters | 03 June 2015

The chief executive of a vehicle to encourage local government pension funds to invest in UK infr...

WHITEHALL

Local government 'can deliver more spending cuts'

By Dan Peters | 03 June 2015

The local government sector has a ‘strong technical capacity’ to deliver further spending reducti...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Devolution split in Warwickshire

By Dan Peters | 03 June 2015

A split over the future course of devolution to Warwickshire is emerging between County Hall and ...

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