Articles by MJ Correspondent
Council chief executives are paid appropriately, SOLACE argues
By MJ Correspondent | 06 February 2014
Average pay for senior local government managers is at an ‘appropriate level given the incomparab...
Figures showdown between DCLG and Audit Commission
By MJ Correspondent | 06 February 2014
The Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) could be heading for a showdown with th...
Pickles confirms 2% council tax referendum threshold
By MJ Correspondent | 05 February 2014
Local authorities breathed a sigh of relief today after communities secretary Eric Pickles confir...
CCN chairman calls for LEP governance to be 'sorted out'
By MJ Correspondent | 04 February 2014
The chairman of the County Councils Network has called for the governance of Local Enterprise Par...
Government's council tax threshold 'could be challenged'
By MJ Correspondent | 29 January 2014
Council figures are exploring the possibility of mounting a legal challenge over the council tax ...
Pickles: Treasury would not be keen on Australian funding model
By MJ Correspondent | 29 January 2014
The Treasury would oppose the creation of an independent commission into local government funding...
LGA to fight axing of £172m welfare grant
By MJ Correspondent | 29 January 2014
The Local Government Association (LGA) is ‘lobbying very strongly’ over the ending of the £172m l...
CIPFA races into senior officer protection debate
By MJ Correspondent | 29 January 2014
CIPFA has waded into the debate sparked by Government proposals that could weaken protection for ...
Think tank: Cuts to local government have been masked
By MJ Correspondent | 29 January 2014
The full extent of central government funding cuts since the 2010 general election has been ‘mask...
Charity: Local PACs needed for safe devolution of Government cash
By MJ Correspondent | 29 January 2014
Powerful and independent local public accounts committees would pave the way for the devolution o...
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