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Morgan stands firm on forced academisation

By Sam Clayden | 27 April 2016

Local authority staff working on school improvement will have to leave councils if they wish to b...

Councils 'should get say over child refugees'

By Sam Clayden | 27 April 2016

Local authorities could get a say over the number of unaccompanied asylum seeking children taken ...

Government must 'invest in SIBs' to drive better outcomes

By Sam Clayden | 26 April 2016

The Government should invest more in social impact bonds (SIBs) to drive better outcomes and achi...

Porter: Blame must be ours

By Sam Clayden | 26 April 2016

LGA chairman tells Public Accounts Committee councils must not pass the buck to ministers if devo...

Digital leadership event backed by SOLACE

By Sam Clayden | 26 April 2016

The Society for Local Authority Chief Executives (SOLACE) has backed a conference next month that...

Labour faces worst local election result in 34 years

By Sam Clayden | 25 April 2016

The Labour Party could lose 170 councillors as well as control over several councils at the local...

Future Forum 2016: Devolution is 'unfinished revolution'

By Sam Clayden | 21 April 2016

Devolution is an ‘unfinished revolution,’ according to the chief executive of the Local Governmen...

Concerns remain despite national refugee scheme

By Sam Clayden | 21 April 2016

Concerns remain over funding for unaccompanied asylum seeking children despite the immigration mi...

Fresh concerns over Whitehall housebuilding policy

By Sam Clayden | 20 April 2016

Former Local Government Association chair Lord Beecham has raised fresh concerns with the Governm...

'Too many plans for integration' condemned

By Sam Clayden | 19 April 2016

Social care directors have criticised the number of NHS programmes seeking integration.