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FINANCE
Councils 'punished' for low reserves
By Sam Clayden | 03 February 2016
Councils that keep reserves low are being ‘punished’ as the sector is told it must now use them t...
FINANCE
Sector faces £1.5bn bill for backdated NHS relief
By Dan Peters | 03 February 2016
Local government could be hit with a bill of up to £1.5bn after 60 NHS trusts suggested they migh...
FINANCE
We want our money back!
By Simon Goacher | 29 January 2016
Simon Goacher examines whether a legal challenge from councils over funding could force the Gover...
FINANCE
A matter for the courts?
By Thomas Bridge | 28 January 2016
Councils are poised to potentially mount legal challenges over the Government’s funding settlemen...
HEALTH
HEALTH MJ: High Court gives green light to Manchester NHS revamp
19 January 2016
Greater Manchester’s ambitious bid to reconfigure health and care services in the new devolved mo...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Demand to halt payments for school conversions
By Mark Whitehead | 19 January 2016
Councils should no longer be forced to pay for the cost of schools converting into academies, loc...
HUMAN RESOURCES
When it pays to know your rights
By Owen Willcox | 19 January 2016
Owen Willcox provides a guide for councillors to enable them to maintain proper conduct whether t...
FINANCE
IoW to challenge finance settlement
By Tom Bridge | 19 January 2016
A legal challenge could be launched by Isle of Wight Council over government funding cutbacks fol...
BUSINESS
Councils bid for school powers return
By Dan Peters | 15 January 2016
Councils must remain at the heart of school place planning, the Local Government Association (LGA...
BUSINESS
Ex-finance director loses employment tribunal
By Jamie Hailstone | 15 January 2016
Bournemouth BC’s former finance director has lost a tribunal claim against her former employer.
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