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WHITEHALL

Agilisys adopts employee ownership trust model

By Jamie Hailstone | 08 July 2015

Cabinet Office minister Matthew Hancock has praised local government contractor Agilisys for beco...

BUSINESS

Entrepreneurial fund to offer community project grants

By Jamie Hailstone | 08 July 2015

The local authority-owned company Scape Group has launched a £280,000 social investment fund.

FINANCE

Clark pledges to look at major event licensing

By Dan Peters | 08 July 2015

Communities secretary Greg Clark has promised to look at lifting the cap on licensing fees for la...

WHITEHALL

Large-scale devolution – but not without metro mayors

By Heather Jameson | 08 July 2015

Meeting in Harrogate for the Local Government Association conference brought back memories of the...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

How the public underestimates the hard road ahead

By Ben Page | 08 July 2015

As local government gets ready for the hard road ahead, Ipsos MORI's latest Perils of Perception ...

WHITEHALL

Trust plummets further from Westminster, study finds

By Dan Peters | 08 July 2015

Trust in Westminster politicians plummets the further you live from London, research published to...

FINANCE

All together now

By Jamie Sutterby | 08 July 2015

Working as one and pooling resources is the way to solve sometimes complex challenges, says Jamie...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Quinton to replace retiring Walsh

08 July 2015

Gail Quinton, currently director of children’s services at Worcestershire CC, will join Coventry ...

EDUCATION

Clearing the precipice

By Tom Stannard | 08 July 2015

Throwing cash at the young is no good if you’re seeking a better employment and skills system for...

FINANCE

Combined authorities hot topic at conference

By Paul Lankester | 08 July 2015

Chief executive of Stratford-upon-Avon DC, Paul Lankester, on how the combined authorities debate...