Articles by Mark Conrad
Scottish councils cut spending by 11%
By Mark Conrad | 28 February 2017
Scottish councils have slashed their spending by 11% over five years, new figures have shown.
'Turbo charged' skills levy needed to boost economies
By Mark Conrad | 21 February 2017
Cross-party mayoral candidates this week called for a £5.1bn skills levy on businesses to ‘turbo ...
London borough faces legal review of regeneration vehicle
By Mark Conrad | 21 February 2017
Haringey LBC is facing a possible judicial review of its controversial decision to transfer £2bn ...
Specialist needs migrant children 'can leave councils with £90k gap'
By Mark Conrad | 21 February 2017
Councils can face a funding gap of up to £90,000 for unaccompanied child migrants with specialist...
Public service plans raise 'significant' concerns
By Mark Conrad | 21 February 2017
A row has broken out between Lancashire CC and local NHS bodies after ‘significant concerns’ were...
Call for IR35 delay
By Mark Conrad | 20 February 2017
Senior local government personnel have urged Whitehall to delay the introduction of strict new an...
LGA: Council tax rises will not stop deep cuts
By Mark Conrad | 20 February 2017
Council tax rises designed to tackle the social care funding crisis will not prevent deep cuts to...
Green light for £1.2bn CCR deal
By Mark Conrad | 14 February 2017
The £1.2bn Cardiff Capital Region (CCR) City Deal has been given the green light after securing t...
IR35: authorities urged to use interim solutions
By Mark Conrad | 14 February 2017
Councils which use contractors have been urged to make use of temporary systems while they assess...
Birmingham may drop criminal record checks
By Mark Conrad | 14 February 2017
The council at the centre of the Trojan Horse scandal is expected to ditch three-year criminal re...
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