LEGAL
Slough strips monitoring officer of role
By Dan Peters | 27 September 2016
Slough Council could face a judicial review after claims it illegally sacked its monitoring officer.
LEGAL
Interim chief vows to 'get to bottom' of South Ribble failures
By Thomas Bridge | 26 September 2016
South Ribble’s BC’s new interim chief executive has vowed to ‘get to the bottom’ of council failu...
FINANCE
Reaching a turning point
By Bob Neill | 21 September 2016
Local government is in an excellent position to help improve the justice system, writes Bob Neill MP
LEGAL
'Major governance failures' found in South Ribble BC
By Thomas Bridge | 20 September 2016
An investigation into South Ribble BC’s handling of a safeguarding review has uncovered ‘major co...
PAY
Calls for fundamental elections rethink
By Dan Peters | 20 September 2016
Electoral administrators have called for a ‘root and branch review’ of the system after back-to-b...
WHITEHALL
Sheffield city region mayor not 'a done deal'
By Jamie Hailstone | 16 September 2016
Plans for a directly-elected mayor for the Sheffield city region are not a ‘done deal’ despite go...
HUMAN RESOURCES
The law of the minimum wage
By Ashley Norman | 15 September 2016
Reflecting on the legal action launched by 17 care workers in Haringey this week, Ashley Norman e...
HUMAN RESOURCES
Carers sue council in historic minimum wage claim
By Thomas Bridge | 14 September 2016
Haringey LBC and care contractors are being taken to court over an alleged failure to pay the min...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Late-night licensing: nirvana or nightmare?
By James Evison | 14 September 2016
In The MJ last week, Claire Fox said councils and their over-zealous approach to licensing was to...
BUSINESS
'Excessive' charges challenged
By Sam Clayden | 14 September 2016
Smith Square has called on council bosses to back a ‘fully-funded’ legal challenge against Master...
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