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Sam Clayden

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Rotherham chief praises partnerships after charges

By Sam Clayden | 28 October 2015

Rotherham MBC's director of children’s services has hailed the cooperation of local services afte...

Sheffield City Region: Future devo deals can't be as good

By Sam Clayden | 27 October 2015

Leaders of the Sheffield City Region have insisted they should receive more from their devolution...

EU pensions change is 'sledgehammer to crack a nut'

By Sam Clayden | 26 October 2015

The chancellor’s proposals to condense 89 local authority pension funds into six regional wealth ...

More local freedom key to public service reform

By Sam Clayden | 22 October 2015

Greater autonomy for councils will help them continue to make savings and reform public services ...

Brighton and Hove City Council to confirm new chief executive

By Sam Clayden | 22 October 2015

Brighton and Hove City Council is today expected to ratify the appointment of its new chief execu...

Birmingham City Council confirms new senior appointments

By Sam Clayden | 22 October 2015

Birmingham City Council has appointed two new senior officers as part of its ongoing future counc...

WLGA calls for talks

By Sam Clayden | 21 October 2015

The Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) has called for all leaders and parties to be involv...

Keeping deals under wraps

By Sam Clayden | 20 October 2015

With one-third of all submitted devolution bids still confidential and unseen by residents on who...

A cloud of secrecy

By Sam Clayden | 20 October 2015

Senior council officers have been urged to increase transparency around the devolution process af...

PCCs urge PM to rethink police commissioner plan

By Sam Clayden | 20 October 2015

Police and crime commissioners (PCC) have called for prime minister David Cameron to rethink plan...