Articles by Laura Sharman
Northampton to finalise shared services agreement
By Laura Sharman | 09 May 2013
A shared service agreement between Northampton Borough Council and LGSS are being finalised, in a...
Council chiefs lash out at 'flawed' publicity code consultation
By Laura Sharman | 08 May 2013
Council leaders express concern over proposals to make the Publicity Code law under the Local Aud...
Female council staff in UK hit disproportionatley by job cuts
By Jonathan Werran | 08 May 2013
Ernst & Young report shows how in south east women accounted for 76% of town hall job losses - an...
Local government overlooked by Whitehall, says Clark
By Laura Sharman | 08 May 2013
According to Greg Clark the contribution that local government makes to the country is often 'ove...
Private equity firm buys Civica in £390m deal
By Laura Sharman | 08 May 2013
Omers Private Equity (OPE) has purchased Civica from 3i Group for an enterprise value of £390m.
Clark blogs in praise of local government
By Laura Sharman | 08 May 2013
Local government's contribution often ‘overlooked’ and Westminster politicians should show more g...
Osborne urged to ditch Whitehall ring-fence
By Laura Sharman | 01 May 2013
Six leading think tanks call on chancellor to end ongoing protections for health, schools and ove...
Darlington builds office to keep civil service presence
By Laura Sharman | 30 April 2013
Darlington BC to build new office for the Department for Education, following campaign to keep 40...
Herefordshire Council to cut 300 jobs
By Laura Sharman | 30 April 2013
Herefordshire Council has announced it will be cutting around 300 full-time equivalent jobs over ...
Local Government Ombudsman 'fair and accountable' review finds
By Laura Sharman | 30 April 2013
The Local Government Ombudsman is 'independent and accountable' according to an external evaluati...
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