Articles by MJ reporter
Skills minister introduces council scorecards
By MJ reporter | 27 July 2015
Councils will now be able to see how well they are getting young people into education, employmen...
District housing plans under threat
By MJ reporter | 27 July 2015
Districts could be forced to scrap plans to build an extra 42,000 homes over the next 30 years if...
Councils waste £14m/year keying in data
By MJ reporter | 22 July 2015
Around two million man-hours are being wasted every year through council staff manually keying in...
Scots seek full devolution of employment services
By MJ reporter | 22 July 2015
Scottish ministers have called for the devolution of social security and employment services duri...
Council plans wages cut in bid to save jobs
By MJ reporter | 22 July 2015
Walsall MBC has proposed cutting pay for all its staff by 2% as part of a range of measures desig...
CQC 'still has long way to go' warns NAO
By MJ reporter | 22 July 2015
The regulator at the centre of fierce criticism over alleged blunders has made good progress, acc...
WLGA: 'Give us fairer funding'
By MJ reporter | 14 July 2015
The Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) has lobbied Welsh MPs in Westminster, calling for f...
Minister told to work with councils, not fight them
By MJ reporter | 08 July 2015
A Welsh Government minister has been accused of picking a fight with councils, rather than workin...
'Ambitious devo agenda' to 'unleash era of opportunity'
By MJ reporter | 08 July 2015
The shadow communities secretary has called for an ‘ambitious devolution agenda’ to be rolled out...
IoW battles to get £365k back from school contractor
By MJ reporter | 08 July 2015
The Isle of Wight Council is facing a legal battle to get £365,000 back from a school building co...
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