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LA CEOs call for changes in funding
Council chief executives have called on Government to radically reform the way funding is delivered to local authorities, claiming the current system is unsustainable.…
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Council to broadcast council meetings on local radio
The research last week released by ADASS revealing that £800m is likely to be taken from the £16bn social care budget is an issue…
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Council Scrutiny saves £1.6 million in heath and well being
Scrutiny is helping councils identify over £1.6m in savings, dispelling the myth it is ‘unnecessary red-tape’, according to a review by the Centre for Public…
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LA free sheets under attack
Communities secretary Eric Pickles has renewed his attack on local authority publicity free-sheets, penning a letter to newspaper bosses in which he pledges to…
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Top 50 developing landlords
With social landlords playing an increasingly important role in supplying the UK’s homes, Inside Housing has assembled a list of the top 50 developments completed in…
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LGA map out spending review
The Local Government Association claims that spending review cuts could lead to councils scaling all activity back to cover statutory responsibilities only. Its ‘Anycouncil’ modelling estimates…
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Shared services in LAs saves £263million
At least 337 councils are engaged with 305 shared service arrangements, achieving £263m in efficiency savings, according to a new white paper. Six Approaches…
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A minister for LEPs – say MPs
A leading group of MPs has called on the Government to appoint a single minister with responsibility for Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs). In a report…
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LA led employment schemes – the best?
Local authority-led employment schemes could deliver results seven times better than those achieved the Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP’s) national Work Programme, London Councils has claimed. According…
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1/4 of visits to LA websites are from mobile phones
Nearly a quarter of visits to council websites are now from mobile devices, according to new figures from Socitm. The data shows that for the…
