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Children's services: What good looks like in Solihull
IMPROVEMENT

Children's services: What good looks like in Solihull

By Paul Johnson | 20 January 2026

Solihull MBC’s journey from Inadequate to Good in its latest Inspection of Local Authority Children’s Services is one of the best examples of the public sector working together to improve children’...

LEADERSHIP

Guarding against optimism bias

By Blair McPherson | 20 January 2026

Senior managers are expected to be positive about their organisations, but it is the job of leade...

AI

AI: powering the next chapter of UK local government

By Emma Foy | 19 January 2026

One year on from the national AI Action Plan, Emma Foy says those who move early – and move respo...

AI

Shaping standards for public sector AI

By Professor Jennifer Schooling | 15 January 2026

Local government is under increasing pressure to adopt AI-based tools to improve delivery, but sy...

AI

On your marks for the AI era in local government

By Dan Peters | 15 January 2026

Councils are racing to use AI to cut costs and improve services – but a shortage of skills is hol...

SOCIAL CARE

Tips for the residential care top-ups

By Lisa Morgan | 14 January 2026

As care costs continue to increase, local authorities must ensure their top-up fee processes for ...

REORGANISATION

LGR will fail without an estate strategy

By Kane Lennon | 14 January 2026

Kane Lennon says reorganisation offers councils an opportunity to reshape the public estate, and ...

SEND

Council says 'more to be done' after SEND improvements

By Lee Peart | 05 January 2026

Hertfordshire CC has said there is still ‘more to be done’ after an inspection report noted impro...

AI

Giving the public a seat at the table on AI decision

By Kathy Peach | 19 December 2025

Nesta’s research proves that when people are given more context about specific AI tools and their...

PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM

Moving from place-based budget pilots to mainstream practice

By Dr Simon Kaye | 16 December 2025

The Treasury must back real place-based budgets – not just another Red Book annex, warns Dr Simon...

FINANCE

Clear allocation details are essential for councils to understand the waste funding system

By Tracy Bingham | 16 December 2025

Tracy Bingham says councils need certainty and clarity if they are to deliver on the vital waste ...

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