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Javid eyes up further hand back of powers to Tower Hamlets

By Jamie Hailstone | 05 December 2016

Sajid Javid has announced plans to return certain powers back to Tower Hamlets LBC.

Wakefield boss Roney is next Manchester chief

By Jamie Hailstone | 03 December 2016

Wakefield MBC boss Joanne Roney is expected to replace Sir Howard Bernstein as the new chief exec...

Only 36% have digital strategy

By Jamie Hailstone | 29 November 2016

Only one in three public sector organisations have a digital transformation strategy in place, ac...

'We're here for the long haul,' says Serco

By Jamie Hailstone | 29 November 2016

Serco has pledged it is ‘here for the long haul’ after the publication of a critical report into ...

PM urged to tackle 'social care crisis'

By Jamie Hailstone | 29 November 2016

An ex-health secretary has called on the prime minister to intervene in the social care crisis af...

'Break away' if CA plans are dropped

By Jamie Hailstone | 29 November 2016

Basingstoke & Deane BC’s leader has suggested his authority might break away and become a unitary...

Scots councils demand more powers

By Jamie Hailstone | 29 November 2016

Councils in Scotland have urged Holyrood to devolve more powers following an intervention by the ...

LGA homes scheme dumped for PWLB

By Jamie Hailstone | 29 November 2016

A Local Government Association (LGA) scheme to help councils build new homes has folded because a...

Local government 'stalwart' to retire

By Jamie Hailstone | 29 November 2016

The leader of the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) has announced he will retire at the e...

Councils question STP

By Jamie Hailstone | 29 November 2016

Two local authorities have refused to back plans by Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust to ...