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Council director appointed CQC interim chief inspector

By Martin Ford | 28 April 2023

James Bullion is to join the Care Quality Commission (CQC) as interim chief inspector of adult so...

Dudley in health and safety breach

By Martin Ford | 27 April 2023

Dudley MBC has been found to have breached health and safety rules by the Regulator of Social Hou...

Councils better placed to deliver welfare than DWP, leaders claim

By Martin Ford | 26 April 2023

Sector representatives were brought before the Work and Pensions Committee to hear their experien...

4.5% of voters without ID apply for certificate

By Martin Ford | 26 April 2023

Just 89,502 applications had been made before the deadline - representing 4.5% of the estimated t...

London borough to appoint permanent chief

By Martin Ford | 25 April 2023

Barking and Dagenham LBC’s acting chief executive, Fiona Taylor, is expected to be appointed on a...

'Gargantuan hole' in Government housebuilding approach, MP suggests

By Martin Ford | 25 April 2023

The Government’s U-turn on housebuilding targets has brought production of local plans to a halt,...

Borough appoints long-serving officer as chief

By Martin Ford | 25 April 2023

Fareham BC has announced the appointment of Andrew Wannell as its new chief executive officer.

Lords call for further funding for planning

By Martin Ford | 25 April 2023

Ministers have resisted pressure from peers to increase resourcing for councils despite the plann...

'It's all to play for'

By Martin Ford | 24 April 2023

Cornwall Council has seen the collapse of its level three devolution deal. Martin Ford talks to s...

Norwich to confirm next chief

By Martin Ford | 24 April 2023

Norwich City Council’s interim chief executive, Louise Rawsthorne, is expected to take up the rol...