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Pension pool meetings delayed as Whitehall LGPS team ‘shrinks to one’Subscription
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Neil Clarke: County unitaries are no panacea Subscription

21 November, 2016 By Neil Clarke

'Underfunding poisons relationships between councils and children’s services outsourcers'Subscription

18 November, 2016 By Simone Vibert

'It’s a myth that commercialism and statutory services don’t mix'Subscription

17 November, 2016 By Andrew Grant

Three new volunteering trends that could benefit your councilSubscription

16 November, 2016 By Vicki Sellick

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Children's services

Mapped: emerging structures in children's social careSubscription

17 November, 2016 By Jon Bunn

Government policy is driving a shake-up of how children’s services are organised. LGC has mapped the emerging new models

Model behaviour: scaling up and spinning outSubscription

16 November, 2016 By Jon Bunn

The Putting Children First white paper outlined a radical plan to fundamentally reform the way children’s social care is delivered.

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The political crisis will grow if Hammond fails to be radicalSubscription

16 November, 2016 By Nick Golding

Philip Hammond has a reputation for being a safe pair of hands, limiting expectations he will confront society’s greatest problems head-on in next week’s autumn statement.

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Troubled Families: A programme under fire

Analysed: What the Troubled Families evaluation really foundSubscription

31 October, 2016 By Jon Bunn

'The Troubled families agenda might still prove a success'Subscription

24 October, 2016 By Liam Booth-Smith

As it happened: Louise Casey faces MPs on Troubled FamiliesSubscription

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LGC Council Tax Tracker: England set for second year of bumper rises
Public will be asked for 1.99% increase plus social care precept
Research: Back office market shrinks 30% in three years
Austerity and new technologies combine to drastically cut the amount spent on outsourced support services
Analysis: Business rates appeals reforms 'curtail' councils' rights
One of local government’s biggest frustrations with the 2013 move to 50% rates retention has been working with the Valuation Office Agency.
Research: Recruitment spending shows workforce changes
Huge reductions in permanent workforce and a need for flexibility are driving up local government spending on buying in temporary talent
Revealed: Start-up eclipses big four in consultancy market
A company that was set up just four years ago has eclipsed the big four management consultancy firms to become the biggest player in the local government market in the past two years, data shared exclusively with LGC shows.
Exclusive research: Inflation busting jump in external spend
Council spending with external suppliers has increased significantly above inflation over the past four years, analysis of data shared exclusively with LGC reveals.
Revealed: Your verdict on new PM – and Corbyn's team
Four-fifths of officers say government has a negative impact on their council – but there’s a collapse in support for Corbyn’s Opposition too
Analysis: What's happening to council reserves?
LGC takes a detailed look at movements in councils’ reserves during 2015-16
Tough conditions drive reluctance to take chance on bonds agency
Fears about liabilities and sheer pressure of time are hampering uptake of a source of potentially cheap borrowing
Analysis: What Brexit means for devolution
Brexit presents opportunities but also fears areas without devolution deals could be left further behind
LGC special report: Parish councils
Exclusive LGC research has revealed the most comprehensive picture of parish and town council service delivery so far produced, and uncovered the scale of desire of this tier of government to provide additional services.
Jo Casebourne: Why we’ll see more MPs becoming mayors
Political career trajectories are about to become more varied
The Housing & Planning Act: what you need to know
LGC explains what is contained in the final piece legislation
Rallings and Thrasher: lack of action offered opportunity for spin
Election counts that began late Thursday night and in some cases were not concluded until Sunday afternoon provided plenty of scope for party spinners to weave their magic words.
Analysis: steering clear of social rent will keep ministers onside
As long as companies do not build homes for social rent they will have government support
Brexit and reforms create uncertainty over European funding
European funding is directly accessible to local authorities and ringfenced. Its loss could prove problematic, especially in the transition
May opens door to a land grab by police and crime commissioners
May opens door to a land grab by police and crime commissioners
Budget 2016: All devo areas could pilot full retention
Any area with a ratified devolution deal will be able to join London, Greater Manchester and Liverpool in piloting 100% retention of business rates, Budget documents reveal.
LGC Council Tax Tracker 2016
LGC’s council tax tracker offers the latest on current proposals, taken from council papers, press releases and media reports. This will be the final update for 2016.
Analysis: Efforts to nurture growth can be cruelly undermined
Many factors affecting rates income are beyond the control of collecting councils

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17 November, 2016

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17 November, 2016 By Jeff Hewitt

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20 October, 2016 By Rachel Dalton

Devolution: mapped out

LGC interactive devolution mapSubscription

9 June, 2016

Our map shows the geography and stage of local government devolution bids and deals.

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Idea Exchange: Best Practice

Pauline Page, CBS operations manager, Buckinghamshire CC

Bucks was the first county to set up a central admin service – and we saved £1.73m

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LGC special report: The communications milestone
Local government communications has reached a watershed moment.
LGC special report: Investment
LGC’s regular special report on investment is out now.
LGC special report: Investment
LGC’s quarterly report on Local Government Pension Scheme investment is now available online.
LGC special report: Partnerships
Working together: LGC research on commercialism in councils, insight from Civica and Capita, and a case study from Nottingham City Council, supported by Northgate Public Services
LGC special report: Parish councils
Exclusive LGC research has revealed the most comprehensive picture of parish and town council service delivery so far produced, and uncovered the scale of desire of this tier of government to provide additional services.
LGC Transformation: Special report on service reform
Inside residents’ minds: How to understand and manage service users’ behaviour

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