FINANCE

Ministers confirm continuation of Better Care Fund

By Dan Peters | 26 October 2015

The Better Care Fund (BCF) will continue into 2016/17, ministers have confirmed.

HEALTH

Care bosses unite in public health plea

By Jamie Hailstone | 26 October 2015

Local government and health groups have joined forces to call on George Osborne to protect public...

WHITEHALL

Take a proactive approach

By Kim Curry | 23 October 2015

Planning is key in case care providers go bust, write Bev Maybury, chair of ADASS’ commissioning ...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Birmingham City Council confirms new senior appointments

By Sam Clayden | 22 October 2015

Birmingham City Council has appointed two new senior officers as part of its ongoing future counc...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Housing associations must 'reinvest in Right to Buy'

20 October 2015

Islington LBC has urged housing associations based in the borough to reinvest Right to Buy funds ...

FINANCE

Councils told: 'improve budget data accuracy'

By Sam Clayden | 20 October 2015

Councils have been told to improve the accuracy of their budget data as they prepare to face up t...

WHITEHALL

'Don't strip communities' access to justice'

By Jamie Hailstone | 20 October 2015

Plans to close dozens of courts across the country have come under fire from councils who claim t...

FINANCE

Sector urged to secure pay claims

By Heather Jameson | 20 October 2015

Local government risks sleepwalking into another round of equal pay claims unless it starts re-ev...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Tensions set to ignite among councils over rates reforms

By Dan Peters | 20 October 2015

Tensions could erupt between local government tiers in the wake of chancellor George Osborne’s an...

WHITEHALL

LGA warns of £10.5bn 'knock-out blow' to services

By Sam Clayden | 19 October 2015

A further 40 per cent reduction in local government grant funding in the Spending Review would de...

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