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Surge in costly care placements

By Martin Ford | 29 November 2023

The number of children’s care placements costing £10,000 or more per week has soared by more than...

North Northamptonshire announces new chief executive

By Martin Ford | 29 November 2023

North Northamptonshire Council has appointed Adele Wylie as its new chief executive.

Council reprimanded after suffering Cyber attack

By Martin Ford | 28 November 2023

Gloucester City Council has pledged lessons will be learnt following a reprimand from a data watc...

London borough applies for capitalisation direction

By Martin Ford | 27 November 2023

Havering LBC is to apply for a capitalisation direction as it bids to avoid issuing a section 114...

Rotheram threatened over Covid restrictions

By Martin Ford | 27 November 2023

Liverpool City Region mayor Steve Rotheram was assigned 24-hour police security after he received...

Mayor failed to intervene following bullying

By Martin Ford | 27 November 2023

Details have emerged of a bullying probe at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority th...

East Riding parts ways with chief executive

By Martin Ford | 24 November 2023

East Riding of Yorkshire Council has announced the departure of chief executive Caroline Lacey.

Penna announces new managing director

By Martin Ford | 24 November 2023

Kathryn Kempster will take the reins from Julie Towers, who will step down as managing director n...

MPs press Government to resolve audit crisis

By Martin Ford | 24 November 2023

The Government should show more urgency in tackling the local audit crisis, a committee of MPs ha...

DLUHC defends homelessness monitoring

By Martin Ford | 23 November 2023

Mandarins have denied they do not have a clear picture of homelessness levels among Ukrainian ref...