Title
FINANCE
MPs call for end to 'one-off' SEND inspections
By Ann McGauran | 22 October 2019
Joint ‘one-off’ Care Quality Commission (CQC) and Ofsted inspections of special educational needs...
SOCIAL CARE
CQC: care Green Paper delay causing 'instability'
By Chris Mahony | 15 October 2019
The care regulator has accused the Government of aggravating the funding pressures in adult socia...
FINANCE
Providing a clear picture of care
By Iain MacBeath | 01 October 2019
By bringing financial and care quality data together to be accessed in one place in real-time, 11...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
'Significant areas of weakness' found in Stockton's SEND provision
By Martin Ford | 17 May 2019
Watchdogs have criticised the pace of improvements in provision for children with special educati...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Call for inspection pause in case of Brexit hit
By Dan Peters | 10 April 2019
Council chiefs have urged Whitehall to be ready to ease pressures on the sector for up to six mon...
FINANCE
EXCLUSIVE: Government must 'step up' on adult social care
By Ann McGauran | 28 February 2019
The council ranked the best at delivering most for the money it spends on adult social care has c...
FINANCE
Top 10 adult care councils
By Jeremy Cooper | 27 February 2019
Building on the ranking tables included in iMPOWER’s report Which Councils Are Best?, Jeremy Coop...
NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE
Public audit will soon need a spring clean
By David Walker | 19 February 2019
John Tizard and David Walker make the case for a new way of auditing how public money is spent th...
SOCIAL CARE
CQC appoints new adult care chief
By Martin Ford | 28 January 2019
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has appointed Kate Terroni as chief inspector of adult social c...
OFSTED
Collaboration is key in delivering the SEND reforms – a reflection on inspection
By Caroline Marriot | 24 January 2019
Organisations in Milton Keynes were described by Ofsted and the CQC as ‘united in their ambition ...
Assistant Director – Law, Governance and HR (Monitoring Officer)
Up to £78,510 p.a. (pay award pending)
Lead governance, integrity and legal excellence in Rushcliffe. Apply for this job
Service Director – Adult Social Care
£106,769 to £114,229
We’re seeking an inspiring, strategic leader... Apply for this job
Service Director – Transformation, Improvement & Quality Assurance
£93,804 – £109,223
Reading is changing Apply for this job
- LGA's first chair Lord Beecham dies
- LGR creates major challenges for the corporate services that many have reduced and pared back for years
- EXCLUSIVE: Ministers face legal threat as furious Sussex leaders demand answers on reorganisation delay
- When councils get desperate, they start being cultural liquidators
- Calls grow to fast-track reorganisation in Kent
Assistant Director – Law, Governance and HR (Monitoring Officer)
Up to £78,510 p.a. (pay award pending)
Lead governance, integrity and legal excellence in Rushcliffe. Apply for this job
Service Director – Adult Social Care
£106,769 to £114,229
We’re seeking an inspiring, strategic leader... Apply for this job
Service Director – Transformation, Improvement & Quality Assurance
£93,804 – £109,223
Reading is changing Apply for this job
- LGA's first chair Lord Beecham dies
- LGR creates major challenges for the corporate services that many have reduced and pared back for years
- EXCLUSIVE: Ministers face legal threat as furious Sussex leaders demand answers on reorganisation delay
- When councils get desperate, they start being cultural liquidators
- Calls grow to fast-track reorganisation in Kent
©2026 Hemming Group Limited. Registered in England and Wales. Registered No: 490200. VAT number GB342 023 408
