http://www.lgcplus.com http://www.lgcplus.com http://www.lgcplus.com/magazine/graphics/logo.png http://www.lgcplus.com http://www.lgcplus.com/news/updated-lga-makes-33m-cuts/5059028.article?referrer=RSS http://www.lgcplus.com/news/updated-lga-makes-33m-cuts/5059028.article Dozens of jobs to go; non-pay cuts include proposal to scrap ‘Knowledge Hub’ best practice forum ruth.keeling@emap.com (Ruth Keeling) Fri, 24 May 2013 00:01 GMT http://www.lgcplus.com/news/ccg-leaders-would-quit-if-budgets-given-to-councils-survey-finds/5059059.article?referrer=RSS http://www.lgcplus.com/news/ccg-leaders-would-quit-if-budgets-given-to-councils-survey-finds/5059059.article Survey reveals discontent about Labour proposal to increase local government’s influence Fri, 24 May 2013 10:28 GMT http://www.lgcplus.com/briefings/people/pay/no-pay-rise-unless-wirral-unions-propose-cuts/5059062.article?referrer=RSS http://www.lgcplus.com/briefings/people/pay/no-pay-rise-unless-wirral-unions-propose-cuts/5059062.article Unions will have to find £500,000 savings from employee staff costs under new deal kaye.wiggins@emap.com (Kaye Wiggins) Fri, 24 May 2013 11:12 GMT http://www.lgcplus.com/news/elections/norfolk-picks-labour-leader-in-rainbow-coalition/5059077.article?referrer=RSS http://www.lgcplus.com/news/elections/norfolk-picks-labour-leader-in-rainbow-coalition/5059077.article Former Tory stronghold will be run by coalition of Labour, Ukip and Liberal Democrats kaye.wiggins@emap.com (Kaye Wiggins) Fri, 24 May 2013 14:20 GMT http://www.lgcplus.com/news/elections/lancashire-elects-labour-leader/5059066.article?referrer=RSS http://www.lgcplus.com/news/elections/lancashire-elects-labour-leader/5059066.article Party will form a minority administration with Liberal Democrat support kaye.wiggins@emap.com (Kaye Wiggins) Fri, 24 May 2013 11:15 GMT http://www.lgcplus.com/briefings/joint-working/health/ccg-barometer-confident-commissioners-voice-gripes-with-new-system/5059085.article?referrer=RSS http://www.lgcplus.com/briefings/joint-working/health/ccg-barometer-confident-commissioners-voice-gripes-with-new-system/5059085.article Survey by LGC’s sister title Health Service Journal reveals concerns Fri, 24 May 2013 15:14 GMT http://www.lgcplus.com/briefings/joint-working/health/who-could-succeed-sir-david-as-nhs-england-chief-executive/5059084.article?referrer=RSS http://www.lgcplus.com/briefings/joint-working/health/who-could-succeed-sir-david-as-nhs-england-chief-executive/5059084.article LGC’s sister title Health Service Journal reports on growing speculation Fri, 24 May 2013 15:14 GMT http://www.lgcplus.com/briefings/joint-working/health/ccgs-doubt-csus-ability-to-innovate/5059087.article?referrer=RSS http://www.lgcplus.com/briefings/joint-working/health/ccgs-doubt-csus-ability-to-innovate/5059087.article Research finds many of the new NHS commissioning groups have doubts about their support organisations Fri, 24 May 2013 15:14 GMT http://www.lgcplus.com/briefings/joint-working/health/patients-able-to-complain-to-monitor-about-anti-competitive-behaviour/5059088.article?referrer=RSS http://www.lgcplus.com/briefings/joint-working/health/patients-able-to-complain-to-monitor-about-anti-competitive-behaviour/5059088.article Health watchdog will consider NHS competition complaints on “case by case basis” Fri, 24 May 2013 15:14 GMT http://www.lgcplus.com/briefings/joint-working/health/ccg-tenders-integrated-older-peoples-service-worth-up-to-1bn/5059089.article?referrer=RSS http://www.lgcplus.com/briefings/joint-working/health/ccg-tenders-integrated-older-peoples-service-worth-up-to-1bn/5059089.article Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG wants a joined-up “pathway” covering acute and community services james.illman@emap.com (James Illman) Fri, 24 May 2013 15:15 GMT http://www.lgcplus.com/news/news-round-up-24-5-child-protection-complacency-at-rochdale/5059054.article?referrer=RSS http://www.lgcplus.com/news/news-round-up-24-5-child-protection-complacency-at-rochdale/5059054.article Your daily media round up of all the key stories affecting local government Fri, 24 May 2013 10:24 GMT http://www.lgcplus.com/topics/benefits/welfare-reform-will-increase-costs-say-95/5058938.article?referrer=RSS http://www.lgcplus.com/topics/benefits/welfare-reform-will-increase-costs-say-95/5058938.article Senior officers expect social care, housing, revenue and benefits and service centre costs to rise, LGC’s exclusive confidence survey reveals kaye.wiggins@emap.com (Kaye Wiggins) Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00 GMT http://www.lgcplus.com/briefings/services/childrens-services/doncaster-appoints-childrens-services-chief/5059025.article?referrer=RSS http://www.lgcplus.com/briefings/services/childrens-services/doncaster-appoints-childrens-services-chief/5059025.article Council chooses director who was brought into Haringey LBC after Baby P scandal kaye.wiggins@emap.com (Kaye Wiggins) Thu, 23 May 2013 11:55 GMT http://www.lgcplus.com/briefings/joint-working/health/health-body-could-fund-troubled-families/5058962.article?referrer=RSS http://www.lgcplus.com/briefings/joint-working/health/health-body-could-fund-troubled-families/5058962.article Public Health England becomes formal partner on the government initiative kaye.wiggins@emap.com (Kaye Wiggins) Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00 GMT http://www.lgcplus.com/research/senior-pay/lambeth-attracts-dclg-fury-for-defying-senior-pay-rules/5059023.article?referrer=RSS http://www.lgcplus.com/research/senior-pay/lambeth-attracts-dclg-fury-for-defying-senior-pay-rules/5059023.article Borough will not ask full council to approve £100k salaries kaye.wiggins@emap.com (Kaye Wiggins) Thu, 23 May 2013 11:27 GMT http://www.lgcplus.com/topics/planning/capita-wins-second-barnet-deal/5059002.article?referrer=RSS http://www.lgcplus.com/topics/planning/capita-wins-second-barnet-deal/5059002.article Agreement means Capita will receive 15% of borough’s total expenditure kaye.wiggins@emap.com (Kaye Wiggins) Thu, 23 May 2013 06:48 GMT http://www.lgcplus.com/news/mps-invite-suggestions-for-nick-boles-grilling/5059010.article?referrer=RSS http://www.lgcplus.com/news/mps-invite-suggestions-for-nick-boles-grilling/5059010.article Communities and local government committee calls for questions for planning minister kaye.wiggins@emap.com (Kaye Wiggins) Thu, 23 May 2013 07:01 GMT http://www.lgcplus.com/anglesey-intervention-brought-to-an-end/5059021.article?referrer=RSS http://www.lgcplus.com/anglesey-intervention-brought-to-an-end/5059021.article Council deemed capable of managing own affairs following two-year loss of powers kaye.wiggins@emap.com (Kaye Wiggins) Thu, 23 May 2013 11:01 GMT http://www.lgcplus.com/news/news-round-up-23/5-terror-attack-in-woolwich/5059020.article?referrer=RSS http://www.lgcplus.com/news/news-round-up-23/5-terror-attack-in-woolwich/5059020.article IMF urges infrastructure spending | Police commissioners spend more than authorities they replaced Thu, 23 May 2013 10:34 GMT http://www.lgcplus.com/briefings/corporate-core/finance/court-win-creates-huge-rates-bill-for-charity/5058953.article?referrer=RSS http://www.lgcplus.com/briefings/corporate-core/finance/court-win-creates-huge-rates-bill-for-charity/5058953.article Charity faces further demands following councils’ success over exemption ruth.keeling@emap.com (Ruth Keeling) Wed, 22 May 2013 10:21 GMT