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LEGISLATION
Emergency rules aim to quell delays to NI rate collection
By Dan Peters | 24 January 2017
Westminster may be forced to step in with emergency legislation to ensure Northern Irish councils...
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...
FINANCE
Porter warns homelessness Bill could struggle to make impact
By Jamie Hailstone | 17 January 2017
Town hall leaders have warned new legislation to tackle homelessness could struggle unless minist...
FINANCE
100% rates retention Bill revealed
By Dan Peters | 13 January 2017
Much-anticipated framework legislation that will pave the way for local government to retain all ...
FINANCE
Porter: Rates retention will end in tears
By Dan Peters | 05 January 2017
The move to 100% business rates retention will ‘end in tears,’ the chairman of the Local Governme...
HEALTH
Vulnerable 'falling through cracks of fragmented system'
By Dan Peters | 22 December 2016
Vulnerable people are falling through the cracks of a fragmented health and social care system, t...
FINANCE
'Good' finance settlement for Welsh councils
By Dan Peters | 21 December 2016
Welsh councils should use this year’s ‘good settlement’ to ‘plan for the harder choices which wil...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
MPs raise concerns over devolution
By William Eichler | 19 December 2016
The Government has failed to clearly define its objectives for devolution in England and must imp...
DCLG
Rebel councils stand firm in face of DCLG crackdown
By James Evison | 16 December 2016
Three rebel local authorities flouting the Department for Communities and Local Government’s (DCL...
WHITEHALL
Law relaxed to meet need for more secure children's places
By Sam Clayden | 13 December 2016
Spiralling demand and dwindling supply has forced the Government to try to relax the law to allow...
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