HUMAN RESOURCES
Changing the rules on interim workers
By Clive Thomas | 02 August 2016
Plans to overhaul rules surrounding interim staff could have a significant impact for workers and...
HUMAN RESOURCES
Councils to share HR
By William Eichler | 02 August 2016
Two councils have agreed to extend cooperation with a new HR deal that will save both hundreds of...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Holyrood to carry on with named person programme
By Jamie Hailstone | 29 July 2016
Scottish ministers have vowed to carry on with their controversial plans to appoint a named perso...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Council defends disabled cuts after legal loss
By Dan Peters | 25 July 2016
A council has insisted it was left with ‘no choice’ but to reduce short breaks funding for disabl...
LEGAL
Relinquish your power
By Claire Fox | 20 July 2016
Claire Fox says the time is right for local government to lead the charge against its own Public ...
BUSINESS
Councils launch legal challenge
By Dan Peters | 15 July 2016
Two councils have launched an appeal to the highest court in the land to prevent developers ‘ridi...
LEGAL
Handover is 'danger to county'
By Dan Peters | 13 July 2016
Proposals to hand over some council services in Chesterfield to a Sheffield city region mayor cou...
LEGAL
Court throws out boycotts complaint
By Jamie Hailstone | 29 June 2016
The High Court has dismissed claims of antisemitism against three local authorities following the...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Legal firm boycott after gloating tweets
By Laura Sharman | 15 June 2016
Cambridgeshire CC has said it will no longer use the services of legal firm Baker Small following...
WHITEHALL
Hunt in court fight over DoLS
By Dan Peters | 15 June 2016
A cross-party coalition of councils is taking health secretary Jeremy Hunt to court over his gove...
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