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FINANCE
Councils pay £1m in data breach compensation
By Martin Ford | 03 May 2024
More than £1m has been paid out by 39 councils in compensation for data breaches in the past three years.
WHITEHALL
Ministers promise CSA compensation scheme
By Mark Conrad | 23 May 2023
Ministers have promised a compensation scheme for survivors of child sexual abuse (CSA) including...
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
London borough hit by 'severe maladministration' finding
By Mark Conrad | 09 May 2023
The Housing Ombudsman has issued seven findings of ‘severe maladministration’ against Hammersmith...
FINANCE
Surge in abuse compensation costs
By Martin Ford | 08 March 2023
Lambeth LBC has increased its capitalisation request to the Government after the costs of its abu...
HOUSING
Birmingham complaints handling 'fundamentally flawed'
By Martin Ford | 17 January 2023
Birmingham City Council has been ordered to overhaul its ‘fundamentally flawed’ complaints proced...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Warning over 15-minute social care calls
By Martin Ford | 05 January 2023
Councils could be infringing social care recipients’ human rights, the sector's ombudsman has war...
OMBUDSMAN
Council must 'urgently' improve complaints handling
By Martin Ford | 14 September 2022
A council has been told to ‘urgently’ improve its handling of complaints from the public.
LEGAL
Edinburgh launches compensation scheme for abuse victims
By Martin Ford | 06 September 2022
Senior social worker Sean Bell was found dead in August 2020 as he awaited trial for sexual assau...
SOCIAL CARE
'Urgent action' required over Haringey complaints
By Martin Ford | 05 August 2022
Haringey LBC chief executive Andy Donald has vowed the council will ‘learn lessons’ after being t...
OMBUDSMAN
Record-breaking year for Ombudsman
By Martin Ford | 27 July 2022
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has directed more improvements to councils in the ...
CHILD ABUSE
Calls for independent panel to administer compensation for child abuse
By Laura Sharman | 12 December 2017
Compensation for survivors of child abuse in Lambeth should be decided by an independent panel ra...
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- Councils record mixed rough sleeping picture
- Leadership in local government is rarely about having full control
- Reorganisation is an opportunity to switch to a more preventative system
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