FINANCE

'Give NI councils powers to do their jobs'

By Dan Peters | 26 April 2017

Northern Irish councils should be given the ‘power and the resources to do the job’ while Stormon...

WHITEHALL

Councils prepared to lose cash after Brexit

By Dan Peters | 14 March 2017

Council negotiators have resigned themselves to taking a financial hit from Brexit as they contin...

FINANCE

CIPFA chief urges accountancy rule changes as councils 'bend the rules'

By Heather Jameson | 14 February 2017

Councils are ‘bending the rules’ on their balance sheets – with the blessing of central governmen...

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...

WHITEHALL

Northern Ireland councils offer to step into vacuum

By Dan Peters | 11 January 2017

Northern Ireland’s councils have called for more devolution as they offer to step into the power ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Councils blast government regeneration decision

By Jamie Hailstone | 25 November 2016

Council leaders in Northern Ireland have criticised a central government decision not to give the...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Autumn Statement: Devolution remains 'at heart' of government approach

By Dan Peters | 23 November 2016

Devolution remains ‘at the heart’ of the Government’s approach to supporting local growth, chance...

FINANCE

Wage bill soars despite reduction in authorities

By Jamie Hailstone | 06 July 2016

The total wage bill for local government in Northern Ireland has soared by £11m despite the numbe...

FINANCE

Scottish council tax plans hit richest hardest

By William Eichler | 08 April 2016

The Scottish Government's proposed council tax reforms will hit the richest tenth of households h...

HEALTH

Give health to councils call

By Jamie Hailstone | 24 March 2016

An independent think tank has called for health to be devolved to local authority level in Scotland.

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Head of Community Cohesion

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Brighton & Hove City Council

Principal Planning Officer

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