Local Government Chronicle
12 January 2012
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Chief role more not less important
To remove the politically sensitive chief executive job title while keeping the role panders to public misconceptions whereas the modern chief’s role has developed into a distinct discipline. -
Community budgets explained - Cheshire West and Chester
With four areas selected to pilot programmes that will test a ‘whole place’ community budget approach to funding, LGC asked all four to consider the key questions raised -
Community budgets explained - Essex
With four areas selected to pilot programmes that will test a ‘whole place’ community budget approach to funding, LGC asked all four to consider the key questions raised -
Community budgets explained - Greater Manchester
With four areas selected to pilot programmes that will test a ‘whole place’ community budget approach to funding, LGC asked all four to consider the key questions raised -
Community budgets explained - West London 'tri-borough'
With four areas selected to pilot programmes that will test a ‘whole place’ community budget approach to funding, LGC asked all four to consider the key questions raised -
Coppard talks about Barnsley departure
Deposed Barnsley MBC chief executive Phil Coppard has spoken about the circumstances surrounding his abrupt departure from the council. -
Councils withhold sharing details
Details of a failed sharing arrangement between two Greater Manchester councils continue to be withheld from the public. -
Details emerge of four 'whole-place' pilots
The areas piloting the government’s ‘whole place’ community budget initiative have given LGC details of how they plan to proceed and what they intend to achieve. -
Few fans as Pickles unveils future of council funding
Details of ministers’ local goverment financing reforms have been criticised from all parts of the sector as interest groups consider the impact on their members. -
Health watch 12 January 2012 - Andrew Cozens
While New Year winds battered the UK, there was a whirlwind of activity for health and social care in England with the announcement of a £170m transfer in this financial year from Department of Health under spends to local government. -
Inside Out - Addressing the hopes and dreams of NEETs
Lovely family Christmas. Went home to the north-west to meet up with all the relatives. It must be four years since I’ve been back and met everyone. -
LGA finds £150k for bond study
The LGA is set to approve a further £150,000 this financial year in funding to help set up a collective bond agency for the sector. -
LGC View - Community Budgets
In retrospect, the government’s ‘surprise’ announcement that instead of selecting two areas to pilot whole place community budget proposals, ministers had chosen four, was a classic piece of expectations management. -
London worst hit by school places squeeze
Figures released by the Department for Education have shown the squeeze on school places – with London boroughs suffering the most. -
Managing expectations for the Olympics
Director, Greater London Group, London School of Economics -
Media column: Talking about councils not to them...
What do the following BBC headlines about Local Government have in common? Sub-let council tenants face jail, Birth surge ‘means 450000 mor -
Media watch 12 January 2012 - Joe Simpson
Christmas in the West of Ireland gave an opportunity to compare and contrast two sets of media coverage of local government. To get a sense of the Irish challenges, think of our worst scenarios, then think of something even worse. -
News Review - 12 January 2012
Local government in the media this week -
Schemes target troubled families
The government has announced two programmes to help tackle 120,000 ‘troubled families’ as a core part of its response to August’s riots. -
What can we learn from Canada?
The government’s National Infrastructure Plan 2011 contained much to excite councils.
