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FINANCE
Town halls must find more cash for wages
By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters and Paul Marinko | 06 April 2022
Councils have been warned they will have to find more in their budgets to fund the sector’s incre...
FINANCE
Merthyr Tydfil improvement board ends
By Martin Ford | 16 March 2022
Independent oversight of Merthyr Tydfil CBC has come to an end following improvements to its gove...
FINANCE
Auditor blames backlog on staff 'capacity'
By Martin Ford | 01 February 2022
External auditors have blamed ‘staff capacity’ at Isle of Anglesey CC for a three-year backlog of...
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Former chief takes boundary commission role
By Martin Ford | 31 January 2022
Beverley Smith has been appointed chair of the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales.
FINANCE
Wrexham faces £2.3m budget gap
By Martin Ford | 19 January 2022
Savings across most services have been outstripped by overspends in social care.
WHITEHALL
Levelling up funding failing to focus on social issues, finds research
By Paul Marinko | 11 January 2022
Government levelling up funding is failing to focus on social issues and misses targetting crucia...
FINANCE
Welsh councils win £750m funding boost
By Martin Ford | 20 December 2021
The Welsh Government has included a £743m increase in funding for councils in its latest budget.
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Watchdog calls for regional partnership boards to improve accountability
By Martin Ford | 20 December 2021
The accountability of regional partnership boards (RPBs) should be improved, according to Audit W...
SCOTLAND
Wales and Scotland raise asylum concerns
By Martin Ford | 17 December 2021
The Scottish and Welsh Governments have called for talks with Westminster over the asylum system.
WHITEHALL
Councils warned against 'precautionary' school closures
By Martin Ford | 15 December 2021
The Government has told councils schools should not be closed unless there is a ‘public health em...
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