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CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Slough chief to stand down

By Martin Ford | 15 March 2024

Slough BC’s chief executive Stephen Brown is to stand down, the authority has announced.

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

London borough chief to stand down

By Martin Ford | 15 March 2024

John Hooton has announced his departure after eight years as chief executive of Barnet LBC.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE

Levelling up project delays 'astonishing'

By Martin Ford | 14 March 2024

Parliament’s spending watchdog has found ‘astonishing’ funding delays and blind optimism have blu...

LEGAL

Northumberland has 'further to go'

By Martin Ford | 13 March 2024

Northumberland CC has ‘further to go’ despite progress on its improvement journey, a report has f...

SOCIAL CARE

Children's services commissioner appointed at Tameside

By Martin Ford | 12 March 2024

A commissioner for children’s services has been appointed at Tameside MBC in the wake of a watchd...

FINANCE

Adult social care demand reaches unprecedented high

By Martin Ford | 12 March 2024

The King’s Fund’s annual social care report published today found adult care requests hit a recor...

DIGITAL

City council hit by Cyber attack

By Martin Ford | 11 March 2024

IT and phone systems at Leicester City Council remain shut down this week following a cyber incident

WHITEHALL

Care sector 'in the dark' over immigration clampdown

By Martin Ford | 08 March 2024

The public has been have been ‘left in the dark’ over the impact on social care following a clamp...

FINANCE

Deprivation of Liberty backlog 'may never be eradicated'

By Martin Ford | 08 March 2024

A report has called for councils to get more resources to tackle the Deprivation of Liberty Safeg...

FINANCE

Woking and Thurrock failures 'embarrassing'

By Martin Ford | 08 March 2024

The local government watchdog’s chief executive has said the collapse of councils such as Woking ...

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