Crime

By William Eichler | 21 January 2019

Crime prevention budgets have been cut by more than a half since 2010, an analysis from Labour ha...

FINANCE

Newham to improve financial management after £9m fraud allegations

By William Eichler | 16 January 2019

The mayor of Newham has announced plans to form a commission to advise the council on how to ‘bec...

WHITEHALL

Voter ID pilots face legal challenge

By Martin Ford | 15 January 2019

A formal legal challenge to the Government’s voter ID trials has been lodged at the High Court by...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Barnet expected to insource two Capita services

By Martin Ford | 21 December 2018

Barnet LBC is expected to bring two services run by Capita in-house in the coming months.

WHITEHALL

Finance settlement: Government floats commercialisation crackdown

By Dan Peters | 13 December 2018

Whitehall is considering a crackdown on councils that excessively borrow for commercial reasons a...

BUSINESS

Future Forum North: 'We're wasting data'

By Dan Peters | 07 December 2018

A rallying cry has been made for councils to make use of the reams of available untapped data.

FINANCE

Review into council fraud and corruption launched

By Martin Ford | 05 December 2018

Marsham Street is seeking input from councils as it carries out a review into procurement fraud.

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Aiken: Country facing biggest ever exploitation of children

By Dan Peters | 17 November 2018

London must take action to avoid losing an entire generation of young people, the leader of Westm...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

'Lessons have been learned' after child abuse case, council insists

By William Eichler | 22 October 2018

Kirklees MBC has insisted ‘lessons have been learned’ in the wake of what has been described as a...

Poole comes under fire

17 October 2018

Syria, Yemen, Afghanistan, Somalia and Poole: ‘war zones’ one and all.

Director of Family Help and Safeguarding

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Head of Highways Operations

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Head of Operational Services

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