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Pay-offs to be funded by property sales

13 September 2010

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Money Matters

03 September 2010

Alison Scott reflects on a busy summer for local government, and considers the turbulent time ahead.

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Litter-lout loophole costing us millions, say councils

03 September 2010

Millions of pounds of scarce local government revenue is being wasted dealing with ‘litter lout m...

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Top-slice funding could shift to LGA, says Neill

03 September 2010

The Local Government Association could shortly assume control of ‘top-sliced’ revenue support gra...

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Allowance hike would be criminal

03 September 2010

Labour members of the Metropolitan Police Authority’s have rejected a 2.6% annual allowance rise,...

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More support reforms to replace final salary deals

02 September 2010

Support for changes to the final salary structure of local government’s £100bn pension scheme sno...

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Money Matters

19 August 2010

Nathan Elvery considers the facts ahead of reform to the Local Government Pension Scheme.

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Sending out the wrong message over funding

19 August 2010

CLG finance officials were forced to write to all council chief executives last week, after mista...

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DWP overrides court on benefit payments

19 August 2010

Local authorities have been told they can continue to recover housing benefit and council tax ove...

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LGA warning over private pensions

19 August 2010

Ditching local government’s ‘gold-plated’ final salary pension scheme for cheaper, private sector...