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WHITEHALL
A cloud of secrecy
By Sam Clayden | 20 October 2015
Senior council officers have been urged to increase transparency around the devolution process af...
FINANCE
Northamptonshire's plight is a message for the sector
By Heather Jameson | 14 October 2015
For anyone who joined local government in the last 10 to 15 years, section 114 notices are a less...
HEALTH
Sector plea for extra £2bn a year prevention cash
By Jamie Hailstone | 14 October 2015
The issue of health funding has come under fresh scrutiny as council leaders call for more money ...
HEALTH
Rates reform is risking house of cards collapse
By Heather Jameson | 14 October 2015
Whitehall must demonstrate it is genuinely devolving powers instead of just passing on cuts, a se...
IMPROVEMENT
Sir Albert quits as leader of Birmingham amid growing pressure
By Heather Jameson | 14 October 2015
Birmingham City Council leader, Sir Albert Bore, has announced he will step down from his post am...
WHITEHALL
SOLACE Summit: Dawes wants devo offers that cannot be refused
By Dan Peters | 08 October 2015
The Department of Communities and Local Government’s (DCLG) permanent secretary has told council ...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
SOLACE Summit: Time to act to avoid elections 'car crash'
By Dan Peters | 08 October 2015
A council chief executive has issued a call to arms for her colleagues to put forward changes to ...
WHITEHALL
SOLACE Summit: Rates reforms could put sector in 'straitjacket'
By Dan Peters | 08 October 2015
The Society of Local Authority Chief Executive’s finance policy spokesman has suggested chancello...
WHITEHALL
SOLACE Summit: Clarke calls for unitary revolution
By Dan Peters | 08 October 2015
Former Home Secretary Charles Clarke has called for all local authorities to become unitaries.
WHITEHALL
SOLACE Summit: £11bn of extra responsibilities for councils
By Dan Peters | 07 October 2015
Local government will have to take on £11bn of additional responsibilities from Whitehall in retu...
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