Birmingham City Council has provided the perfect case study in how not to part company with a local authority chief executive.
Eight years after Ed Balls sacked former director of children’s services Sharon Shoesmith on national TV while the council discussed an exit strategy, it appears the sector is still none the wiser when it comes to negotiating the departure of senior figures.
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