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Adoption agencies to get £16m extra funding

By MJ reporter | 14 August 2013

The Government has announced £16m extra funding for voluntary adoption agencies to help find new ...

Call to share view on welfare reform

By MJ reporter | 14 August 2013

Government spending watchdogs have asked all English councils to share their experiences of estab...

Cumbria County Council to move offices

By MJ reporter | 14 August 2013

The leader of Cumbria CC has said he plans to move staff into a new local authority headquarters ...

Councils told to rein in the bailiffs

By MJ reporter | 14 August 2013

Local authorities act far too quickly in setting bailiffs to work in collecting unpaid council ta...

May praise after crime chief quits

By MJ reporter | 08 August 2013

Sir Ian Andrews has resigned as chairman of the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) because of ...

Carillion chosen as Stockport Council's preferred bidder

By MJ reporter | 08 August 2013

Carillion Joint Venture has been selected as the preferred bidder for a £100m strategic partnersh...

Privatisation row after survey

By MJ reporter | 08 August 2013

Shadow Cabinet Office minister, Jon Trickett, has accused the coalition of a ‘dogmatic’ commitmen...

Council leader: Government cuts an 'impossible burden'

By MJ reporter | 08 August 2013

The leader of Derbyshire CC has warned the Government is placing an ‘impossible burden’ on local ...

'Time running out' for mayor on domestic violence

By MJ reporter | 08 August 2013

London Assembly’s police and crime committee has called for more independent domestic violence ad...

'Counties getting a raw deal from youth fund'

By MJ reporter | 08 August 2013

The County Councils Network (CCN) has criticised the Government for ignoring the plight of rural ...