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James Evison

Articles by James Evison

Sharing a chief 'beneficial for taxpayers'

By James Evison | 13 December 2016

A decision by two district councils to share a chief executive has delivered ‘significant benefit...

Report: housing targets 'impossible' for councils

By James Evison | 13 December 2016

A lack of planning resources means housing targets ‘will be impossible’ for almost 90% of local a...

One in four LEPs 'not accountable to electorate'

By James Evison | 06 December 2016

One in four local enterprise partnerships admit they are not accountable to their local electorat...

LGPS cash management commences

By James Evison | 06 December 2016

Pooling of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) has formally begun ahead of the April 2018 ...

Call for more money and engagement for STPs

By James Evison | 05 December 2016

More money and greater engagement with staff and the public will be needed for sustainability and...

Council slammed over 'widespread children's failures'

By Sam Clayden | 29 November 2016

Children’s services at Kirklees MBC have been slammed as inadequate due to ‘serious and widesprea...

EXCLUSIVE: 70% want Whitehall to spend more on local services

By James Evison | 29 November 2016

More than 70% of voters think government should spend more on local services, according to a new ...

Housing white paper delayed

By James Evison | 29 November 2016

The much-anticipated housing white paper has been delayed until the new year, communities secreta...

DCLG 'complacent' over commercial risks

By James Evison | 18 November 2016

Central government ‘must do more’ to understand local authority finances and their impact on taxp...

A rosy future for shared services?

By James Evison | 26 October 2016

Shared services are common across all tiers of local government, but what opportunities for innov...