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A helping hand to our public sector friends
By Cllr Simon Blackburn | 29 March 2017
Cllr Simon Blackburn explains why Blackpool Council decided to loan £9.2m to its local NHS trust.
COUNCIL TAX
It's time to play
29 March 2017
Diary brings you news of two local government competitions this week.
WHITEHALL
Wales boasts of lower council tax than England
By Dan Peters | 23 March 2017
Council tax in Wales remains lower than in England, new figures published today have revealed.
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LGA group exit for Surrey leader
By Heather Jameson | 22 March 2017
David Hodge has quit as the leader of the Local Government Association’s (LGA) Conservative group...
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Bid to oust Hodge as Surrey leader thwarted
By Laura Sharman | 21 March 2017
An attempt to oust the leader of Surrey CC in the wake of an alleged ‘sweetheart deal’ with the G...
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DWP must rebuild trust after housing benefit referrals drop
By Dan Peters | 08 March 2017
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is hoping to restore confidence in its efforts to tack...
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'Single highest' council tax rise in decade
By William Eichler | 06 March 2017
England is facing the ‘single highest’ council tax increase in a decade, a new study has revealed.
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Hammond comes under renewed pressure on social care
By Mark Conrad | 06 March 2017
Chancellor Philip Hammond has come under renewed pressure to invest fresh cash into adult social ...
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Looking to the future
By Dan Peters | 28 February 2017
Dan Peters talks to Teresa Pearce about social care, council funding and The Labour Party’s prosp...
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Government struggling to implement Spending Review - report
By Mark Conrad | 28 February 2017
Town hall powers to bring forward council tax rises to tackle Britain’s social care crisis ‘may p...
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Lead Lawyer - Contracts and Commercial - WMF2715e
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£143,792
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- 'Widespread lack of understanding' to blame for key worker oversight
- Councils record mixed rough sleeping picture
- Leadership in local government is rarely about having full control
- Reorganisation is an opportunity to switch to a more preventative system
- Councils face 'capacity crisis' of unspent developer funds
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