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The ten most recent manuals, leaflets and booklets published on the local government site.

• How to work with local organisations when you have to make difficult decisions about money - Advice for local councils (Easy Read)

  This leaflet gives advice to help authorities buy the best services for the money they spend. It is an Easy Read version of 'Best Value Statutory Guidance'.

  • Added:  7 October 2011
  • Site: Local government
  • Type(s): Good practice and guidance; Manuals leaflets and booklets

• Help with business rates bills

  From 31 July 2009, you can spread the payment of increases in your 2009/2010 business rates bill over three years. This leaflet provides full details of the scheme and tells you how you can apply.

  • Added:  24 July 2009
  • Site: Local government
  • Type(s): Manuals leaflets and booklets

• Place Survey 2008-09: Manual

  Aims to provide Local Authorities with the information required to run the survey in their localities.

  • Added:  7 July 2008
  • Site: Local government
  • Type(s): Manuals leaflets and booklets

• Directions to Local Authorities on Control of Disposals, Contracts and Reserves (Cornwall, Durham, Northumberland, Shropshire and Wiltshire)

  Letter and guidance for Local Authorities to be dissolved from 1 April 2008.

  • Added:  6 March 2008
  • Site: Local government
  • Type(s): Manuals leaflets and booklets; Circulars and official letters

• Local Government Finance Key Facts: England - November 2007

  The 2007 series of Key Facts cards shows the key outturn figures on local authority finance for the years up to 2006-2007 and budget for 2007-2008.

  • Added:  12 November 2007
  • Site: Local government
  • Type(s): Statistics; Manuals leaflets and booklets

• Local Government Finance Key Facts: England - November 2006

  The 2006 series of Key Facts cards shows the key outturn figures on local authority finance for the years up to 2005-2006 and budget for 2006-2007.

  • Added:  6 December 2006
  • Site: Local government
  • Type(s): Statistics; Manuals leaflets and booklets

• Local Heroes 2005: A celebration of the achievements of individuals and their outstanding contributions

  This book celebrates the achievements of 68 local heroes: people who have made a real difference to their communities by getting involved and tackling local problems. Published 1 January 2005.

  • Added:  4 September 2006
  • Site: Local government
  • Type(s): Reports and summaries; Manuals leaflets and booklets

• Payment Mechanisms, Technical Notes

  Enables local authorities to understand the different payment mechanisms and their links to performance and delivery. Interests SSP's with formal contractual relationships and suits those entering service delivery arrangements with another organisation.

  • Added:  20 July 2006
  • Site: Local government
  • Type(s): Good practice and guidance; Manuals leaflets and booklets

• Rethinking Service Delivery, Volume Two: From Vision to Outline Business Case

  Reading this document will help to make sure that any planned partnership, joint working activity or collaboration with others, is founded on a well thought -out business case for change.

  • Added:  20 July 2006
  • Site: Local government
  • Type(s): Good practice and guidance; Manuals leaflets and booklets

• Rethinking Service Delivery Volume Three: Shared Service and Public/Public Partnerships

  This summary seeks to help local authority members, chief officers and others to know what guidance and know-how has been produced to help them form shared services and service delivery partnerships, with the public, private or voluntary sectors.

  • Added:  30 June 2006
  • Site: Local government
  • Type(s): Good practice and guidance; Manuals leaflets and booklets