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SEND
Council says 'more to be done' after SEND improvements
By Lee Peart | 05 January 2026
Hertfordshire CC has said there is still ‘more to be done’ after an inspection report noted improvements in special educational needs and disability (SEND) services.
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
A landmark judgement for Sandwell's children and families
By Emma Taylor | 18 December 2025
Sandwell’s ‘Good’ rating by Ofsted is the result of sustained leadership, stronger partnerships a...
INTERVENTION
Strikes 'delaying' Birmingham's financial recovery
By Martin Ford | 02 December 2025
Ongoing strikes by bin workers at Birmingham City Council have held back efforts to recover from ...
SOCIAL CARE
The cost of improvement in children's social care
By William Burns | 02 December 2025
William Burns says that improvement to children’s social care is both complex, costly and long te...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Review finds council failures ahead of Sara Sharif murder
By William Eichler | 14 November 2025
Children’s services in Surrey failed to identify abuse suffered by 10-year-old Sara Sharif before...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
EXCLUSIVE: Cuts expected after LGA overhaul
By Dan Peters | 13 November 2025
Organisation agrees to new future operating model as chief executive promises ‘step change in how...
POLICY AND POLITICS
EXCLUSIVE: Late funding changes may cost metropolitan councils £121m
By Joe Lepper | 12 November 2025
Late changes to the fair funding review around deprivation and population are expected to cost me...
GRENFELL
Failures continue at Grenfell council, peers find
By Joe Lepper | 11 November 2025
Housing challenges are continuing at the council at the centre of the Grenfell tragedy, a Local G...
POLICY AND POLITICS
EXCLUSIVE: Intervention cost hits £9.5m
By Dan Peters | 30 October 2025
Councils have been forced to shell out £9.5m on Government intervention over the last four years,...
FINANCE
Peer warning over Redbridge finances
By Joe Lepper | 21 October 2025
Redbridge LBC will be forced to seek exceptional financial support (EFS), a review has warned.
WORKFORCE
Kerswell hands in resignation
By Dan Peters | 17 October 2025
Croydon LBC chief executive Katherine Kerswell has handed in her resignation five years after joi...
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