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Leader praises Haringey improvements

By Mark Conrad | 09 August 2017

The leader of Haringey LBC has praised the authority’s long-term response to the ‘Baby P’ scandal...

Town hall terror warning

By Mark Conrad | 02 August 2017

Inconsistency in how safeguarding concerns relating to extremism are recorded is hampering counci...

Legal action over data leak

By Mark Conrad | 02 August 2017

Newcastle City Council is facing legal action over a data leak that exposed the personal details ...

Union slams suspension of backdated social care 'sleep-in' staff payments

By Mark Conrad | 02 August 2017

Whitehall action to prop-up social care providers has been criticised by local government’s large...

Lambeth accused of U-turn over compensation for abuse survivors

By Mark Conrad | 02 August 2017

The chairman of an influential child abuse survivors group has accused Lambeth LBC of a U-turn ov...

Leader denies 'witch-hunt' to slash senior management roles

By Mark Conrad | 02 August 2017

Lancashire CC’s leader has denied claims his plan to slash senior management posts was linked to ...

Scale of overtime revealed by union

By Mark Conrad | 01 August 2017

A third of social workers regularly work unpaid overtime in order to keep local authority service...

Council wins battle with sex shop chain over licensing

By Mark Conrad | 26 July 2017

Westminster City Council has won a key victory in its five-year battle over the level of fees tha...

Ex-leader suspended as judge continues probe

By Mark Conrad | 26 July 2017

Labour has suspended former Bury MBC leader, Cllr Mike Connolly, while investigations continue in...

Restructure plans on hold – but 'not dead'

By Mark Conrad | 26 July 2017

Lancashire CC’s leader could reprise controversial plans to overhaul his senior management team –...