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FINANCE
Clark accused of 'cover-up' on council cut-backs
By Thomas Bridge | 21 January 2016
Communities secretary Greg Clark has been accused of attempting to ‘cover up’ cuts to local gover...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Demand to halt payments for school conversions
By Mark Whitehead | 19 January 2016
Councils should no longer be forced to pay for the cost of schools converting into academies, loc...
FINANCE
No contract for Highland Council
By Jamie Hailstone | 19 January 2016
The Scottish Government has refused to let Highland Council buy out a series of school constructi...
WHITEHALL
Councils' role in school improvement under threat
By Dan Peters | 19 January 2016
MPs have called for a ‘fundamental reassessment of accountability and oversight’ for all schools ...
FINANCE
Cameron's Tory council leader tables worst-case scenario cuts
By Dan Peters | 19 January 2016
The Conservative leader of prime minister David Cameron’s council has risked reigniting the row o...
FINANCE
Leading councils 'risk being dragged down'
By Sam Clayden | 15 January 2016
Councils brought in to save failing children’s services face falling into the same patterns as th...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Government backs children's services at 'combined level'
By Thomas Bridge | 15 January 2016
Government plans to overhaul children’s services have indicated support for delivery of social ca...
BUSINESS
Councils bid for school powers return
By Dan Peters | 15 January 2016
Councils must remain at the heart of school place planning, the Local Government Association (LGA...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Councils face new inspections regime from February
By Thomas Bridge | 14 January 2016
New inspections of council services for vulnerable children launching in February have been descr...
FINANCE
Notts – keeping the young at heart
By Thomas Bridge | 12 January 2016
Nottingham City Council has introduced an innovative model for supporting young people leaving ca...
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£116,572 – £124,881
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- Local government reorganisation review nears completion
- Rayner expected to send in commissioners to Bedford BC
- EXCLUSIVE: Labour-led Brent and Barking and Dagenham miss out on first round of London homes cash
- Manchester 'won't rest' until behaviour concerns addressed
- What water reform can teach us about devolution
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