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Latest Local Government News
Anger over chiefs' £250k-plus severance deals
Audit Commission calls for reining in of chief executives’ compensation packages
LGA steps up campaign to retain wantaway councils
The Local Government Association is in talks to prevent a number of councils from cancelling their membership.
NHS Confederation urges greater joint working
A new report accuses the Department of Health of ‘contradictory’ health and social care policies
New warning on cost of social care
The King’s Fund argues that updated Wanless proposals are the nation’s best bet
Thinktank sets out public service revolution
The Commission on 2020 Public Services calls for smaller government departments and greater local democracy
Family court fees will be scrapped
Family court fees will be scrapped after an official review prompted a Government u-turn
Latest gallery
Blackburn goes POP
A government-backed pilot aimed at using empty shops for informal learning has seen the creation of a new arts centre in Blackburn.
We say...
Overcoming Total Place confusion
Government - or at least the Treasury - has focused on efficiency; councils on service improvement
LGC opinion
'Total Place power' an option
Whatever happens to Total Place, councils need a sound legal footing on which to build innovative partnerships and unlock substantial savings
Time for change
The pace of change in the retail world means a new approach to the high streets is needed, says Retail Week’s Tim Danaher
Thinking about numbers
Local government should be almost 15% more efficient than in 2004. How much further can this efficiency go?
Analysis
Information and data: the need for a professional
Information and its management is a growing responsibility across the public sector and local government is no exception
Latest blogs
Class of 2010 - by text
It’s five past midnight and your phone bleeps to announce a new text. Irritated? Not if it means your child has got that hard-to-get school place.
There's a place for us
If we are committed to the concept, pursuit, attainment & development of Total Place, what will that mean for us all?
Briefings
Councils set for ‘cloud computing’
If central government is going to perform a leadership role, it has to cover more than how technology is sourced
Tackling multiple occupancy
Councils work hard to make sure that neighbourhoods remain good places to live for all their residents
Tracking rogue traders online
Trading standards professionals have invaluable skills fighting scams that will now be put to excellent use in cyber teams
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Energy Efficiency
The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme affects up to 20,000 organisations. Are you one of them?
The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme comes into effect on 1 April 2010. Are you ready?
Listen to an audiocast from the Environment Agency featuring CRC project executive Andrew Hitchings.
Case study
High street regeneration tool kit
Councils will soon be drawing on a range of practical examples in the fight to save local high streets from the ravages of the recession
Regeneration in Blackburn, North Devon and North Tyneside
How three councils are tackling high street blight
