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Councils to keep just 50% of business rates Subscription Required

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LGA slams proposals as “falling well short” of hoped-for freedom

Council tax benefit funding set out Subscription Required

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Hardest hit councils to see some protection - but others advised to use reserves and efficiency savings to plug funding cut

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Lansley against 'slamming together' health and social care Subscription Required

18-May-2012 9:48 am | By

Health secretary calls for alignment between activity and outcomes

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Commissioners plump for in-house support over outsourcing Subscription Required

18-May-2012 9:57 am | By David Williams

‘Unproven’ commissioning support services not trusted

News round-up 18/5: Police privatisation put on hold

18-May-2012 10:23 am

More time needed to dispel concerns | Further details of Hilton-Kerslake row

Welfare changes could leave councils footing redundancy bill Subscription Required

17 May 2012 | By

DWP tells councils housing benefit staff will not be covered by Tupe regulations

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New wave of city deals expected within weeks Subscription Required

17 May 2012 | By

Mayoral referendums prompted pause in process

‘Certainty rate' indecision posing 'time and money' burden for councils Subscription Required

17 May 2012 | By

Uncertainty over Treasury’s March announcement that councils could access cheaper borrowing from the Public Works Loan Board

Climate watchdog calls for duty on councils Subscription Required

17-May-2012 9:51 am | By

Committee on Climate Change calls for statutory carbon plans - but LGA dismisses duty idea as “a blunt instrument”

Whitehall school funding formula sparks concern for council role Subscription Required

17 May 2012 | By

Councils say Education Department proposals could be step towards ending school funding role

News round-up 17/5: MPs grill Kerslake over growth fund

17-May-2012 10:26 am

Hodge - ‘I don’t trust your figures’ | Kent district eyes nuclear site

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Localism does not mean isolation Subscription Required

17 May 2012 | By

The plans to abolish locally set school funding criteria raise fears for small rural schools and illustrate the government’s confused thinking on localism

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Fresh focus for financial management

17 May 2012 | By Frances Foster

The current ‘comfort ‘of resource forecasting will be swept away with obvious impacts for maintaining robust and effective financial management

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Austerity a springboard for creativity

17 May 2012 | By Matthew Taylor

The process of decommissioning can be constructive, creative, and - most importantly - result in better outcomes

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Did Portas have a point?

By David Brownsey-Joyce

Many of the points outlined in Mary Portas report on high streets struck a chord with life in Westminster, but it is the comments on reducing betting shops that continue to resonate. Cllr Daniel Astaire, cabinet member for business at Westminster City Council explains

The welfare time bomb

By Ruth Keeling

Local government insiders have described the government’s welfare reforms as a “time bomb” for local government, and in recent weeks you may have heard a whispered countdown.

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By Benedict Dellot

There is little disagreement from either left or right that reductions in public spending will demand a transformation in ways of working

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Independent arbiters can help councils negotiate the 'fair' cost of care

By David R Smith

Earlier this month insurance company LV= published research that estimated that the cost of providing long-term care for our ageing population will reach £38bn by 2025

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10 May 2012 | By Corin Williams

The launch event of the Future Fund challenge from O2 attracted representatives from almost 50 councils

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