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Fixing the Broken Promise: The North East and the SEND Crisis
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Fixing the Broken Promise: The North East and the SEND Crisis

By Nick Kemp | 28 August 2025

Nick Kemp says SEND services are in crisis, especially in the North East. He believes a regional compact can drive urgent reform through early support, shared investment, and system-wide accountabi...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Back on track for families

By Jeanette Richards | 18 August 2025

When Jeanette Richards took up her executive director of children’s services’ post at Bury Counci...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

CQC: Stronger leadership needed to improve Blackpool's inadequate adult social care

By Joe Lepper | 07 August 2025

The Care Quality Commission has rated Blackpool Council’s adult social care inadequate, warning t...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Council fired officers after overspend concerns

By William Eichler | 29 July 2025

Dorset Council fired 11 council officers due to concerns over a lack of compliance with financial...

INTERVENTION

Concern over London borough's improvement 'buy-in'

By Martin Ford | 15 July 2025

Envoys have questioned the commitment of councillors and staff to the ‘improvement journey’ at To...

DEVOLUTION

EXCLUSIVE: Ex-minister gets role on strategic authority improvement board

By Emily Twinch | 30 June 2025

Former Tory minister Dame Amanda Milling is expected to be appointed to a board tasked with helpi...

IMPROVEMENT

Peer review highlights 'inappropriate behaviour'

By Joe Lepper | 17 June 2025

More than 250 employees of Westminster City Council reported bullying or harassment at work in th...

IMPROVEMENT

Minister suggests commissioners needed for Croydon

By Dan Peters | 12 June 2025

Minister Jim McMahon has suggested escalating Croydon LBC’s statutory intervention to a commissio...

HOUSING

'Councils have no excuse for housing failures'

By Neil Merrick | 05 June 2025

Councils have no excuse for failing to improve housing after a watchdog highlighted complaints ma...

LEADERSHIP

What to expect from the three types of chief executives

By Blair McPherson | 03 June 2025

Former council director Blair McPherson explains the three types of chief executives – turnaround...

DEVOLUTION

Bridging devolved divides

By Toby Savage | 21 May 2025

Reflecting on Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority’s improvement journey, Elise Wil...

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Head of Democratic Services, Elections & Monitoring Officer

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