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Auditor sounds alarm over Shropshire finances
FINANCE

Auditor sounds alarm over Shropshire finances

By Martin Ford | 28 November 2025

Shropshire Council has been issued with a rare statutory recommendation by its external auditor.

COVID INQUIRY

After the Covid Inquiry: It's time for serious devolution

By Vijay K Luthra | 26 November 2025

Devolution is a resilience issue after the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, say Patrick Diamond and Vijay K L...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Reed U-turn over committee system abolition

By Neil Merrick | 25 November 2025

Local authorities that already use the committee system will be allowed to retain it under strict...

SOCIAL CARE

Beating the Budget: System-led sustainability for social care

By Amy Long | 24 November 2025

Amy Long looks at finding the levers that adults and children’s services can use to build future-...

INTERVENTION

Council at risk of MHCLG intervention backs urgent reforms

By William Eichler | 21 November 2025

Isle of Wight Council has backed urgent reforms after an independent report warned it risked Gove...

AI

Blueprint for AI success

By James Arrowsmith | 14 November 2025

From efficiency to excellence: James Arrowsmith and Anja Beriro guide councils in how to leverage...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Using system-wide reform to put Bucks families first

By Errol Albert | 13 November 2025

Buckinghamshire Council is delivering system-wide reform through locality teams, Family Hubs and ...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Mayors and council leaders to take on police and crime commissioner functions

By Dan Peters | 13 November 2025

Police and crime commissioner (PCC) functions will be transferred to strategic authority mayors o...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Starmer urged to abandon Staffordshire reorganisation

By William Eichler | 13 November 2025

All 62 members of Staffordshire CC have united to call on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to abandon ...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Isle of Wight Council 'dysfunctional', report finds

By William Eichler | 12 November 2025

Isle of Wight Council faces serious governance failings and risks Government intervention unless ...

GOVERNANCE

New professional body should give ministers pause for thought

By Paul Marinko | 06 November 2025

The news that a professional body for monitoring officers will be launched later this month will ...

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