Steven Howell reports in the LGC on the subject of the latest push for the integration of public services.
Localis’ Alex Thomson warned at a recent Joseph Rowntree Foundation debate that localism would be the victim of a proposed national property tax.
A report commissioned by Labour on how to bring about integrated care has endorsed a greater role for health and wellbeing boards, but cautioned against any further structural reorganisation of the NHS.
While growth may be gradually returning to the UK, it seems clear that 2014 will be a challenging year for local authorities with the chancellor declaring it a year of hard truths.
LGA calls for councils to have broader powers to take licensing decisions in line with the wishes of their residents.
Localis’ Alex Thomson comments on how the public sector could learn a thing or two from Dodgeball.
We issue a national call for evidence to gather opinions on the current state of relations between utility providers and developers, with the objective of promoting growth.
Council chiefs have this week demanded changes to the business rates retention scheme giving local authorities all the proceeds of economic growth and protection from appeals.
The government has reached City Deal agreements with five city regions, taking the total number of pacts signed in the second phase of the programme to eight.
Care minister Norman Lamb has said he hopes personal health budgets for people who use mental health services to be rolled out across the country.