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LA hero awards
Council staff and councillors who have gone above and beyond the call of duty have been recognised at an awards ceremony this week. According…
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Happy with the way your council targets spending?
People are dissatisfied with the way councils target their spending, with a new survey suggesting town halls are failing to identify local priorities. According…
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Latest diversity news – June 2014
Here is the latest news from the Housing Diversity Network – have you tried DNA yet? housing-diversity-network-ebriefing-june-2014 …
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Governance, finance and serious detriment – HA downgrades
Here is some useful insight from Phil Morgan who has done a ” reckie” of the recent downgrading of Housing Associations which i am…
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Managing savings an change in LAs
For its results to be truly effective and enduring, change at local authority level must be introduced gradually and its progress rigorously managed. According…
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Flexible working – now a right
All local government employees now have the right to request flexible working, under new measures announced by the government. According to LG News: The…
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food and faith in liverpool
Tenants and staff from a Liverpool housing association have been widening their cultural and religious understanding after paying visits to a Hindu temple, a synagogue,…
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Technology gap costing public sector bodies money
Councils and public sector bodies could be missing out on £7.2bn savings thanks to inefficiencies and a ‘technology gap’, figures suggest. According to LG…
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2/3rd of LAs might be in financial crisis next year
Two thirds of council leaders expect many local authorities to end up in financial crisis next year, according to the latest survey of local…
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Could 95% of Young people be in work if councils tool over on employment schemes?
Some 95% of young people would be in work or education by 2020 if councils were leading on employment schemes, chiefs claim. According to…
