Title
WHITEHALL
The sector welcomes business rate announcement
By Heather Jameson | 05 October 2015
The local government sector has welcomed the return of business rates to local control – but with...
FINANCE
Osborne gives councils business rates - but plans to take grant
By Heather Jameson | 05 October 2015
Chancellor George Osborne has announced plans to hand business rates over to local authority cont...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Trickett: Devolution tied to spending cuts doesn't work
By Dan Peters | 15 September 2015
The new shadow communities secretary Jon Trickett has argued that ‘devolution tied to spending cu...
WHITEHALL
Capital's prosperity dependent on devolution
By Dan Peters | 10 September 2015
London’s future prosperity depends on more powers being devolved to the boroughs, mayor and assem...
BUSINESS
West Somerset 'teetering on the edge'
By Thomas Bridge | 09 September 2015
A council on the road to recovery after being deemed ‘not viable’ by the Local Government Associa...
FINANCE
Savings plans to be ripped up
By Dan Peters | 07 September 2015
Councils are being forced to change their savings plans as their funding predictions change and s...
HEALTH
Councils submit bids as Devolution Day arrives
By Dan Peters | 04 September 2015
Councils around the country have submitted devolution bids to meet the Treasury’s deadline.
WHITEHALL
Challenge made to DCLG business rates figures
By Heather Jameson | 03 September 2015
Figures released by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) wildly over-estima...
FINANCE
Demands issued in return for mayor
By Dan Peters | 21 August 2015
Tough-talking West Midlands councils have told government they will only accept an elected mayor ...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Local government is missing important trick
By Mark Rogers | 18 August 2015
Mark Rogers says devolution has pitched council against council and LEP against LEP while central...
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Are you ready to lead the strategic risk and insurance agenda for a forward-thinking local authority? Apply for this job
Housing and Public Protection Business Improvement Manager
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Deputy Director of Adult Social Services
up to £108,870
Rochdale is a diverse metropolitan borough within Greater Manchester, home to around 242,000 residents. Apply for this job
- EXCLUSIVE: Counties to take concerns to top
- Councils could face bill after legal clash
- MHCLG's questions about structural change orders threaten relationships in Gloucestershire
- Local authorities are central to building the places where people live, work and socialise
- Now is not the time for threats and top-down targets
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