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Ann McGauran

Ann McGauran

Journalist and content editor with 20+ years specialising in public policy. Still learning.

Articles by Ann McGauran

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Call for new funding model for kinship care

By Ann McGauran | 05 March 2026

A sector expert has called for kinship care to have its own policy, legal framework and funding m...

ELECTIONS

Government should have 'leeway' to seek new council leaders' LGR views

By Ann McGauran | 04 March 2026

Government should have ‘some leeway’ to offer newly-elected council leaders the chance to put for...

REORGANISATION

Getting ready for the big LGR reset

By Ann McGauran | 26 February 2026

Anna Earnshaw talks to Ann McGauran about reorganisation’s biggest risk, and what central Governm...

DEVOLUTION

A pivotal moment for mayors

By Ann McGauran | 25 February 2026

The recent devolution Bill and the Government’s consultation on visitor levies are seen as positi...

FINANCE

Councils' unaudited accounts remain 'a cautionary tale', NAO chief will say

By Ann McGauran | 10 February 2026

Backlogs of unaudited accounts mean English local government ‘remains a cautionary tale’, the hea...

IMPOWER INDEX

Exclusive: London borough is top for productivity

By Ann McGauran | 05 February 2026

Kensington and Chelsea LBC is the most productive council in England, the latest IMPOWER Index To...

IMPOWER INDEX

The Top 10 councils powering ahead on productivity

By Ann McGauran | 05 February 2026

Local government’s leadership may be dealing with a maelstrom of challenges, but the councils who...

DEVOLUTION

Seeing the big picture

By Ann McGauran | 03 February 2026

Will delays to some of this year’s local elections help councils focus on forming new unitaries a...

FINANCE

CIPFA: Councils' demand and deficit risks deepen

By Ann McGauran | 20 January 2026

Councils are holding higher debt levels and lower usable reserves, leaving the system more levera...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Playing the long game

By Ann McGauran | 18 December 2025

Cornwall’s approach to managing the cost of supporting working age adults has already started to ...

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