Councils are warning that new laws which would make them responsible for managing flood risks could leave local authorities short of money for other services. The claim has come in local government’s response to consultations on the draft Floods and Water Bill.

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Parish and town councils are stressing that they are best placed to understand and respond to the needs of young people. The National Association of Local Councils has joined forces with the Commission for Rural Communities to publish a booklet highlighting the innovative steps councils are taking to involve young people and to represent them better.

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This report from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Management explores the different ways in which organisations are finding creative solutions to talent management in the recession. Most organizations surveyed were in the private sector, but the findings will become increasingly important in the public sector as budget cuts start to bite.

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