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Councils win affordable housing court case

04/08/2015 - 17:27

West Berkshire and Reading councils have successfully challenged government reforms to the planning system.

New legislation requires council workers to speak fluent English

04/08/2015 - 12:28

The government has announced new legislation that will require local government staff to speak fluent English or face being barred from certain roles.

Osborne asks public sector staff for money saving ideas

03/08/2015 - 17:51

Public sector workers have been asked to give their ideas on how to save money and deliver more efficient public services in a survey launched by the Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne.

Kent County Council struggling to cope with child refugee numbers

03/08/2015 - 13:52

Kent County Council has warned that its social services are struggling to cope with the rise in unaccompanied children seeking asylum.

BT to give back £129 million broadband subsidies to local authorities

03/08/2015 - 11:53

Telecommunications company BT will give back £129 million to local authorities to support further distribution of superfast broadband.

Edinburgh set to sign £186 million ICT contract

30/07/2015 - 11:59

Edinburgh City Council is set to sign a historic £186 million contract to improve web access across primary and secondary schools.

Standardised highway procurement documents released

29/07/2015 - 16:00

A new set of standardised highways procurement documents have been released by the Highways Maintenance Efficiency Programme that are designed to save money across the highways sector.

Councils are paying too much for IT products, research suggests

29/07/2015 - 13:38

Research from KnowledgeBus suggests councils are paying too much for IT products, which has prompted calls for a review on local spending.

£7.1 million fund for WiFi in libraries

29/07/2015 - 13:27

The Arts Council England has announced a £7.1 million fund to ensure all public libraries in England have free WiFi by March 2016.

New ‘scorecard’ system rates council’s handling of NEETs

28/07/2015 - 12:39

Local councils in England are to be rated on how successful they are at getting young people into education, employment or training under a new ‘scorecard’ system.

Thurrock Council ends Serco contract five years early

27/07/2015 - 12:31

Thurrock Council will end its back office contract with Serco, as the council claims it is no longer serving its needs.

LGA calls for action on fly tipping

27/07/2015 - 09:31

Furniture and mattress manufacturers should help contribute to the multi-million pound clear-up of fly-tipping, says the Local Government Association (LGA).