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Camden to scrap council tax bills for foster carers

By MJ Correspondent | 12 November 2013

A London borough is expected to become the first local authority to scrap council tax bills for f...

Gove pledges radical overhaul in social work training

By MJ Correspondent | 12 November 2013

Education Secretary Michael Gove has pledged a radical overhaul in the training of social workers.

Bedroom tax brings funding blues to councils

By MJ Correspondent | 06 November 2013

Councils are having to find extra resources to make discretionary housing payments (DHPs) after b...

Deal to protect outsourced LGPS members is close

By MJ Correspondent | 06 November 2013

Draft regulations affecting the pensions of outsourced council workers could be drawn up by the e...

Care Bill concerns continue to Commons

By MJ Correspondent | 06 November 2013

Concerns about councils’ ability to deliver the Care Bill remained as it was sent back to the Hou...

Search to start for new Lancashire CC chief executive

By MJ Correspondent | 06 November 2013

The company at the centre of an investigation that led to the departure of a council chief execut...

Sawford: Audit Bill is 'full of holes'

By MJ Correspondent | 06 November 2013

The Local Audit and Accountability Bill is ‘full of holes,’ shadow local government minister Andy...

Council leader criticises Heseltine's LEP message

By MJ Correspondent | 06 November 2013

The leader of Lancashire CC has spoken of her fears that some Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs...

Briefing: Serious Case Reviews

By MJ Correspondent | 05 November 2013

Barely a week goes by these days without the publication of a serious case review (SCR).

London boroughs top hospital deaths list

By MJ Correspondent | 04 November 2013

London boroughs have topped a table showing the proportion of deaths in hospitals.