FINANCE
'Long-term national solution' still needed to solve social care crisis
By Dan Peters | 15 December 2016
The sector and experts have argued that the announcement that an extra £900m will be made availab...
WHITEHALL
Sector hits back at PM
By Jamie Hailstone | 13 December 2016
Town hall leaders have hit back at government claims that councils may be partly responsible for ...
FINANCE
Care fears ahead of finance settlement
By Jamie Hailstone | 13 December 2016
Chief executives have warned ministers against using council tax to fund social care, as a survey...
FINANCE
Taxpayers' Alliance calls for local income tax
By Michael Burton | 13 December 2016
The Taxpayers’ Alliance has called for local government to have the power to levy a local income ...
FINANCE
Social care precept 'deeply flawed' policy
By Sam Clayden | 12 December 2016
Patching the social care funding gap with short-term fixes will cause the sector to lurch from on...
FINANCE
EXCLUSIVE: Tory council mulls referendum on 16% tax rise
By Sam Clayden | 09 December 2016
Surrey CC is understood to be considering holding a referendum to increase council tax by 16% as ...
WHITEHALL
Scots councils demand more powers
By Jamie Hailstone | 29 November 2016
Councils in Scotland have urged Holyrood to devolve more powers following an intervention by the ...
FINANCE
Council saves £1m using special investigators
By Dan Peters | 23 November 2016
The work of specialist Aberdeen City Council investigators has prevented the local authority from...
FINANCE
A new vision for Aylesbury Vale
By Andrew Grant | 18 November 2016
Andrew Grant explains how he wants Aylesbury Vale DC to become more like a social enterprise
FINANCE
Education and encouragement to maximise Council Tax collection rates
By Clive Berry | 16 November 2016
Clive Berry explains the wide reaching reforms required to the council tax system
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