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Emergency planning has suffered under budget cuts - mandarin

By Martin Ford | 10 July 2019

‘Drastic cuts’ to council budgets have contributed to a lack of resources for emergency planning,...

Audit watchdog mauls firms for 'poor quality' work

By Martin Ford | 10 July 2019

The biggest auditors in the UK have come in for sharp criticism from the industry watchdog.

Government rebuffs new children's social care strategy

By Martin Ford | 09 July 2019

Demands for a cross-government strategy to improve children’s social care have been rejected.

'Legacy issues' delay South Ribble accounts

By Martin Ford | 09 July 2019

The leader of South Ribble BC has told councillors the authority will miss the statutory deadline...

Sovereign Centros appointed to £400m Hertfordshire development

By Martin Ford | 05 July 2019

Broxbourne BC and Hertfordshire CC have selected Sovereign Centros as their development partner f...

Kingston set to launch £68m property investment company

By Martin Ford | 05 July 2019

A new property investment firm is set to be launched by Kingston LBC, backed by a £68m war chest.

County Councils Network announces next chairman

By Martin Ford | 05 July 2019

The County Councils Network (CCN) has announced that Hertfordshire CC leader Cllr David Williams ...

Councils urged to 'shine a light' on services to improve them

By Martin Ford | 04 July 2019

A shared services company has urged councils to look at alternative ways of working.

Northamptonshire 'unlikely to be the last' financial failure, Unison chief warns

By Martin Ford | 04 July 2019

The financial failure of Northamptonshire CC will happen at other authorities, the head of the se...

Health secretary blames Westminster politics for plight of social care

By Martin Ford | 04 July 2019

Health secretary Matt Hancock has conceded ‘we should have fixed social care by now’ in a speech ...