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CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Improvement notice handed to Hull children's services

By Martin Ford | 01 July 2019

Hull City Council children’s services have been issued with an improvement notice from the Depart...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Interim chief appointed at Rushcliffe BC

By Martin Ford | 01 July 2019

Kath Marriott has assumed the role as Rushcliffe BC’s new interim chief executive today.

OMBUDSMAN

Ombudsman warns councils over hidden disabilities

By Martin Ford | 01 July 2019

Councils are being urged to check their procedures to avoid disadvantaging people with ‘hidden di...

SCRUTINY

Review into Northamptonshire highways contract announced

By Martin Ford | 28 June 2019

A review into Northamptonshire CC’s highways contract with KierWSP has been launched.

PLANNING

Worthing agrees modular housing deal with Swedish firm

By Martin Ford | 28 June 2019

A Swedish modular homebuilder has secured its first agreement in the UK for a decade with Worthin...

FINANCE

Glasgow secures £285m deal to settle pay dispute

By Martin Ford | 28 June 2019

Glasgow City Council has struck a deal with Legal & General to fund the settlement of an equal pa...

HUMAN RESOURCES

King's Lynn & West Norfolk chief to end 14-year stint

By Martin Ford | 27 June 2019

One of Norfolk's longest serving chief executives is to retire.

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Pressures eroding protection of adult care budgets, survey finds

By Martin Ford | 26 June 2019

Councils are struggling to protect social care budgets, the Association of Directors of Adult Soc...

COMMERCIALISM

Preston steps in to take over struggling Guild Hall

By Martin Ford | 26 June 2019

Councillors in Preston have taken back control of the city’s Guild Hall - five years after sellin...

WHITEHALL

Kent asks Government to plug £6m asylum funding gap

By Martin Ford | 25 June 2019

Councillors at Kent CC have vowed to claw back a £6.1m shortfall from the Government to care for ...

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