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Winners of the LA awards
Oxford City Council has been named the UK’s best performing council at the prestigious annual local government awards organised by the Municipal Journal The…
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Innovation in service delivery at LAs
Local government is having to make generationally significant spending reductions. By the end of 2015/16 spending will have reduced by 35% since 2010. According…
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More VFM possible from Council assets says report
Councils have been urged to get better value from their £2.5bn ‘surplus’ assets. LG News reports from a new report by the Audit Commission: The…
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Council letter writing spree
A Basildon man has been handed a restraining order after a six-month letter writing campaign directed at his local authority. According to LG news:…
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Europe suggests ………
The European Commission has told the UK to reform its ‘regressive’ council tax system and pursue a ‘growth-friendly’ approach to spending. According to LG…
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LAs firefighting their cuts and reducing too many staff says report
Many local authorities are ‘firefighting’ their way through cuts and focusing too heavily on reducing staff, says a new report. According to LG News:…
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Women put off working in Local Government
Women in local government often face ‘sexist, offensive and derogatory remarks’ putting them off entering local politics, according to new research. According to LG…
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Residents happy with councils?
Residents continue to be satisfied with the way their council delivers services, according to a new report published by the Local Government Associations (LGA).…
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The stigma of social housing
Here is the lecture by Kate Davies, CEO at Nottinghill HA Can we all help to fight the negative perceptions of social housing? –…
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Waltham Forest ALMO expose council to risk
Arm’s-length management organisation was unable to monitor repairs spend According to Inside Housing: An arm’s-length management organisation exposed a council to ‘serious financial risk’…
