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FINANCE

Employers reject request for pay rise link between chiefs and workers

By Dan Peters | 23 February 2023

Local government employers have again refused to offer the same pay increase to council chief exe...

WHITEHALL

LGA-backed coalition in fresh plea for Government leisure support

By Dan Peters | 22 February 2023

A coalition including the Local Government Association (LGA) has written to Prime Minister Rishi ...

PAY

Pay spine review 'inevitable,' employers admit

By Dan Peters | 21 February 2023

A redesign of local government’s pay spine is ‘inevitable,’ employers have admitted privately.

WHITEHALL

Survey throws doubt on prompt energy bill help

By Dan Peters | 21 February 2023

Seven in 10 councils do not expect to be able to dole out a key winter energy bill grant until th...

FINANCE

NGDP struggling to reach parts of sector

By Dan Peters | 20 February 2023

The only national graduate scheme specifically for local government is failing to reach some part...

WHITEHALL

Call for 'real action' as Government sidelines parks group

By Dan Peters | 20 February 2023

A member of the Government’s sidelined parks action group (PAG) has called for ‘real action’ afte...

FINANCE

District asks for capitalisation direction to restore reserves

By Dan Peters | 20 February 2023

Tandridge DC has requested a capitalisation direction funded from capital receipts to restore its...

WHITEHALL

CIPFA to 'look again' at select committee's report

By Dan Peters | 20 February 2023

Local government finance experts will ‘look again’ at a six-year-old report by MPs on improving t...

FINANCE

Council in £540m debt write off plea

By Dan Peters | 17 February 2023

Croydon LBC has asked Government to write off £540m of its debt in 2023-24 to ‘restore financial ...

WALES

Labour proposes new anti-social behaviour powers for councils

By Dan Peters | 17 February 2023

Councils would be able to force offenders in England and Wales to remove graffiti or rubbish unde...

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