Articles by Mark Conrad
Government commits to review councils' refugee capacity
By Sam Clayden | 08 March 2017
The Government has committed to publishing ‘regular updates’ on the number of child refugees rese...
More authorities plan to outsource fostering services
By Mark Conrad | 08 March 2017
More local authorities are poised to outsource their entire fostering and adoption services to ch...
Councils may lose out on growth after 100% rates retention
By Mark Conrad | 08 March 2017
Councils on the cusp of redistribution thresholds after 100% business rates retention could be di...
HMRC tool is inconclusive
By Mark Conrad | 08 March 2017
Questions have been raised about the taxman’s new tool designed to assess the status of public se...
Hammond comes under renewed pressure on social care
By Mark Conrad | 06 March 2017
Chancellor Philip Hammond has come under renewed pressure to invest fresh cash into adult social ...
MPs call for government to publish fresh asylum data
By Mark Conrad | 06 March 2017
Ministers should publish fresh data on councils’ ability to take unaccompanied asylum-seeking chi...
Bury chief suspended amid investigation
By Mark Conrad | 28 February 2017
Bury MBC has suspended its chief executive, Mike Owen, pending the full outcome of an independent...
MPs urged to examine sector's finances
By Mark Conrad | 28 February 2017
The chair of a leading pensions body has called for MPs to examine the local government scheme.
Concerns over VOA's ability to manage 'deluge' of rates appeals
By Mark Conrad | 28 February 2017
Council treasurers have questioned whether the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) will be able to cope...
Government struggling to implement Spending Review - report
By Mark Conrad | 28 February 2017
Town hall powers to bring forward council tax rises to tackle Britain’s social care crisis ‘may p...
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