Apprenticeships key to recruitment crisis
The right changes could help councils ‘grow their own’ workforce.
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Helping working-age people be councillors
The LGA has published new guidance for employees and employers.
Lacking democratic accountability
The LGA Independent Group’s annual conference discussed devolution.
Drip-feed funding ‘weakening’ services
While February’s final local government finance settlement confirmed a 6.8 per cent cash increase and extra money towards increased employer National Insurance contributions, councils’ finances remain extremely challenging.
