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Firm exits council talks at 11th hour

By Martin Ford | 03 May 2022

Talks over a new IT contract to replace current arrangements between Gloucester City Council and ...

Court rules housing for homeless families must be appropriate

By Martin Ford | 29 April 2022

A judicial review at the Court of Session in Scotland has concluded councils have an ‘absolute du...

Bill passes as intervention powers reined in

By Martin Ford | 29 April 2022

The Health and Care Bill has officially received Royal Assent following months of wrangling betwe...

Advisers call for minimum pay to ease care workforce crisis

By Martin Ford | 27 April 2022

The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has said the Government should foot the bill for a minimum...

Council held decade-long contract with dormant firm

By Martin Ford | 27 April 2022

Grant Thornton said it exposed a ‘significant weakness’ in Herefordshire Council’s contract manag...

Call for infection control fund investigation

By Martin Ford | 26 April 2022

A call has been made for an investigation into how the infection control fund was spent during th...

Inflation to 'make or break' council budgets

By Martin Ford | 26 April 2022

Councils are facing soaring costs to re-procure outsourced services as new financial pressures be...

Slough SEND services 'not fit for purpose' due to resources

By Martin Ford | 25 April 2022

Services for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) at Slough Council ha...

Voting reforms 'risk to democracy'

By Martin Ford | 22 April 2022

Local government election officials have backed a scathing letter from MPs to levelling up secret...

Children's services: leaving crisis management behind

By Martin Ford | 20 April 2022

With the National Audit Office’s investigation into the state of children’s services due later th...