CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Outsourcing children's care linked to worse outcomes

By Mark Whitehead | 30 May 2023

Children in care are being moved between short-term, unstable placements far away from their fami...

BUSINESS

Councils wait for Capita reassurance

By Dan Peters | 26 May 2023

Unhappy councils are seeking assurances from revenues and benefits software supplier Capita there...

FINANCE

Harris to take interest in Oflog-audit interplay

By Dan Peters | 26 May 2023

The Financial Reporting Council’s first director of local audit wants to take a closer look at th...

BUSINESS

Gove approves Teesworks probe

By Rachel Salveta | 25 May 2023

Local government secretary Michael Gove has given the green light for a probe into Teesworks corr...

BUSINESS

Call for removal of council tax prison threat

By Rachel Salveta | 24 May 2023

England should follow Scotland and Wales by removing the threat of prison for the non-payment of ...

BUSINESS

Toy story

23 May 2023

Who needs The Avengers when you have Denise, Sandy, Emma and Richard?

WHITEHALL

Borrowing £12bn higher than last year

By Michael Burton | 23 May 2023

Room to increase spending or reduce taxes has narrowed after the latest figures showed borrowing ...

BUSINESS

Levelling up and devolution 'still too slow'

By Michael Burton | 23 May 2023

The gap between the highest and lowest ranked UK cities is narrowing but levelling up and devolut...

HEALTH

Priory concerns 'heart-breaking'

By Dan Peters | 22 May 2023

Concerns that have emerged about the safety of patients and staff at a large mental health care p...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Pension fund managers called to account on climate

By Mark Conrad | 22 May 2023

A local government pensions experts has demanded a meeting with fund managers amid concerns about...

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