ELECTIONS

Asian communities at risk of 'unscrupulous' campaigners, voting watchdog warns

By Jonathan Werran | 28 January 2015

Voters in some British Pakistani and Bangladeshi communities remain vulnerable to political peer ...

DEVOLUTION

Minister: Mayor and commissioner role could be combined

By Dan Peters | 12 January 2015

New directly elected mayors could take over the role of police and crime commissioners (PCCs), ho...

BUSINESS

Kier enters £400m deal with Staffs CC

By Jamie Hailstone | 16 December 2014

Kier looks set to form a £400m property services joint venture with Staffordshire CC and the coun...

FINANCE

Raise police precept to save services

By MJ reporter | 03 December 2014

Surrey’s police and crime commissioner has said he plans to introduce a referendum-triggering 24%...

WHITEHALL

Devolution 'must go beyond' Osborne plan

By Mark Conrad | 18 November 2014

Devolution to England’s cities must go beyond chancellor George Osborne’s plans for the likes of ...

FINANCE

The collaboration game

By Garath Symonds | 11 November 2014

Surrey CC managed to secure major improvements in services for young people despite slashing expe...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Grow your own PCCs

By Paul Wheeler | 03 November 2014

Use should be made of Police and Crime Commissioner role to drive devolutionary accountability wi...

CRIME

What elected police commissioners mean for local government

By John Stewart | 18 January 2012

George Jones John Stewart look at the impact of directly elected police commissioners from Novemb...