Articles by MJ Correspondent
'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...
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