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'Essential' gagging clauses defended by council chiefs

By MJ Correspondent | 09 January 2014

Chief executives have defended so-called gagging clauses in compromise agreements after a Labour ...

Report: Cutting youth services will increase underage drinking

By MJ Correspondent | 07 January 2014

Councils must recognise that there is a tension between cutting youth services and reducing under...

Council to explore delivering national services locally

By MJ Correspondent | 07 January 2014

A council leader plans to lay down a ‘positive challenge’ to government at a meeting to discuss t...

Council tax referendum threshold to be 'lot less than 2%'

By MJ Correspondent | 07 January 2014

The Government will fix the council tax referendum threshold at ‘a lot less than 2%’, the chairma...

Call for better data on pension fund performance

By MJ Correspondent | 07 January 2014

London Councils has called on poor-performing local government pension funds to publicly explain ...

Investment fund will bring new homes

By MJ Correspondent | 07 January 2014

An ‘innovative’ model that will finance the building of more than 240 homes has been boosted with...

SIGOMA hits out at grant scrapping

By MJ Correspondent | 06 January 2014

SIGOMA has criticised the Government for burying the scrapping of a grant in the financial settle...

Housing chief: Benefit cap has caused significant homelessness increase

By MJ Correspondent | 24 December 2013

The benefit cap has caused a ‘significant increase’ in homelessness in Brent, the London borough’...

Children's services directors welcome adoption boost

By MJ Correspondent | 24 December 2013

Children’s services directors have welcomed a £50m funding boost for adoption announced today.

Lewis quizzed by council chiefs

By MJ Correspondent | 23 December 2013

Council chief executives and leaders have directly challenged Brandon Lewis following the local g...