Greater Manchester councils will be able to keep a share of the extra national tax revenues generated in the conurbation under the first city deal to be struck by the government.
Chancellor George Osborne has unveiled plans to lower the costs of borrowing for councils that lay out in advance their long-term spending plans.
Social media is an integral part of service provision says Alex Thomson.
Most clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are set to make a manager their accountable officer, and are choosing primary care trust staff to fill key leadership roles in their organisation.
?Britain’s dilemma,’ as Lord Skidelsky writes regarding Localis’s newly launched report Credit Where Credit’s Due, ?is that its economy craves investment but its politics mandates fiscal retrenchment?.
TFI-News Interviews Localis Chief Executive Alex Thomson about ‘Credit Where Credit’s Due’.
Nine councils in West London, serving more than two million residents, have formed a joint procurement board with the aim of achieving 16m of savings by 2015.
The first shared chief executive post covering three councils is set to be created in May after councillors backed the cost sharing move last week.
All but two councils have put plans to culture secretary Jeremy Hunt on how they will bring superfast broadband to their areas.
Consortia of councils could gain powers over rail services, a government consultation has said.