BUSINESS

New trio 'force to be reckoned with'

08 February 2017

Corporate director of North Yorkshire CC, Richard Webb, has described the council’s new trio of s...

FINANCE

EXCLUSIVE: 'It's make or break time' - annual finance survey

By Dan Peters | 08 February 2017

Results of the latest LGiU/The MJ annual finance survey lead to stark warnings on the fiscal futu...

FINANCE

Surrey CC scraps plans for 15% council tax referendum

By Sam Clayden | 06 February 2017

Surrey CC has scrapped plans to hold a referendum on whether to increase council tax by 15%.

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: 'Time to jump-start this devo revolution' – IPPR

By Sam Clayden | 01 February 2017

Ministers have been urged to ditch their ‘bloody-mindedness’ and reboot the stalled devolution pr...

BUSINESS

Brown gets finance director role

01 February 2017

Ealing LBC has appointed Ross Brown to the position of director of finance.

WHITEHALL

Court delays councils' Heathrow challenge

By Chris Ames | 31 January 2017

An attempt by an alliance of councils to challenge the Government’s backing for a new Heathrow ru...

WHITEHALL

Southwark seeks judicial review for CPO

By James Evison | 24 January 2017

Southwark LBC has reached out to communities secretary Sajid Javid to discuss the stalled redevel...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Social work Bill exemption revived

By Sam Clayden | 18 January 2017

Children and families minister Edward Timpson praised ‘inspirational’ councils as he reinstated c...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Aiding an unprotected species

By Simon Goacher | 18 January 2017

The pressures facing local authority statutory officers are now greater than ever. Simon Goacher ...

FINANCE

Caerphilly pay rise scandal costs to exceed £2.5m

By James Evison | 10 January 2017

The full cost of the senior officer pay scandal at Caerphilly CBC will top £2.5m, the local autho...