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Croydon pledge after SEND overspend
SEND

Croydon pledge after SEND overspend

By Joe Lepper | 16 March 2026

Croydon LBC has pledged to tackle a raft of problems highlighted in a review into its £16.7m overspend on special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

IMPROVEMENT

Recruitment challenges restricting pace of Sandwell improvement, peers find

By Joe Lepper | 13 March 2026

Recruitment challenges are hindering continued improvement at Sandwell Council, a Local Governmen...

FINANCE

Fresh finance structure for Gloucester after auditor intervention

By Dan Peters | 05 March 2026

Gloucester City Council has proposed a fresh structure for an expanded finance team after its ext...

IMPROVEMENT

London borough urged to shout about achievements

By Neil Merrick | 02 March 2026

A London borough has been told the shout more loudly about its achievements and prospects so as t...

PERFORMANCE

From outputs to outcomes

By Tony Munton | 17 February 2026

Responding to the publication of the Local Outcomes Framework, Dr Tony Munton says the approach i...

PERFORMANCE

The local outcomes framework comes with risks

By Ian Miller | 17 February 2026

Ian Miller says the local outcomes framework is a tool to allow Whitehall to intervene and he is ...

PERFORMANCE

Is it time to inspect homelessness?

By Jack Shaw | 11 February 2026

The Government is already laying much of the groundwork for an ‘Ofsted for homelessness’, says Ja...

IMPROVEMENT

EXCLUSIVE: £1.6m bill for intervention support

By Dan Peters | 10 February 2026

Councils under Government intervention have shelled out more than £1.6m on staff and consultants ...

FINANCE

Councils' unaudited accounts remain 'a cautionary tale', NAO chief will say

By Ann McGauran | 10 February 2026

Backlogs of unaudited accounts mean English local government ‘remains a cautionary tale’, the hea...

LGA

Like it or not, the LGA still needs to change

By Heather Jameson | 05 February 2026

Joanna Killian has done what she was brought in to do - bringing the LGA up to date and making i...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

LGA to review restructure as chief takes leave of absence

By By Heather Jameson | 05 February 2026

The Local Government Association (LGA) is to commission an ‘independent external review’ of its r...

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Library Manager Service Development

£51,356 to £55,539 per annum

Are you passionate about the future of public libraries and the role they play at the heart of communities? Apply for this job

North Yorkshire Council

Supervising Associate Lawyer

£62691.0000 - £73753.0000 per annum

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