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WHITEHALL

Government to review commercial investment data

By Dan Peters | 21 May 2020

The Government will review the data it collects on commercial investments by councils after it wa...

HEALTH

Getting Smarter on Shielding

By Steve Carefull | 20 May 2020

The Wellbeing Automated Call Service (WACS) is a system that asks people how they are and if they...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Charity threatens legal action on changes to safeguarding laws

By Ann McGauran | 20 May 2020

A charity has threatened legal action against the Department for Education (DfE) if it does not w...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

There is no return to yesterday

By Tony Hunter | 20 May 2020

Social services have adapted rapidly to the disruption of COVID-19, says Tony Hunter. As we emer...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Basildon – back in business

By Gavin Callaghan | 20 May 2020

Now is the time for a total reimagining of Basildon’s town centre, says Cllr Gavin Callaghan – an...

FINANCE

Our first responsibility is to be a good ancestor

By Tony Kirkham | 20 May 2020

We need to stand shoulder to shoulder with Government and trust that the original commitment to e...

HEALTH

The transformative power of collaboration in a crisis

By Gavin Jones | 20 May 2020

Bickering, arguments and tribalism were swept away when the COVID-19 emergency struck Essex, with...

FINANCE

Road to disaster?

By Judith Blake | 20 May 2020

With a huge proportion of income vanishing almost overnight, there is the very real possibility t...

LEGAL

Why localism is needed for behaviour change

By Dan Corry | 20 May 2020

Councils can be key – as can local community groups and charities – in setting social norms that ...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Superstars delivering in the face of adversity

By Kirsty Larkins | 20 May 2020

When the pandemic hit, South Somerset DC quickly decided to redeploy staff in changed or closed s...