Improvement - Page 25

By Heather Jameson | 23 February 2023

The Office for Local Government (Oflog) will provide a ‘protective shield’ for councils when it l...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Peer review calls for statutory officers to meet more

By Heather Jameson | 21 February 2023

Stockport MBC statutory officers should meet more regularly, a peer review team has advised the c...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Councils urged to develop stronger DCS succession planning

By Mark Conrad | 20 February 2023

Councils have been urged to develop stronger succession plans for key children’s services roles a...

WHITEHALL

Performance body planned, but no league table return

By Dan Peters | 15 February 2023

Whitehall officials have told the sector they do not intend to create league tables as they push ...

LEGISLATION

MJ Housing: Ready for regulation

By Kate Dodsworth | 15 February 2023

As new legislation heralds greater power for housing regulation, Kate Dodsworth suggests councils...

WHITEHALL

Commissioner warns children's services could be removed from Sefton

By Mark Conrad | 07 February 2023

A Government-appointed commissioner has warned Sefton Council’s children’s services are still in ...

FINANCE

'Progress falls short' at Nottingham

By Martin Ford | 02 February 2023

Nottingham City Council has been too slow in turning around its finances, according to the team c...

OFSTED

Star Hobson council still inadequate, Ofsted finds

By Dan Peters | 01 February 2023

Returning inspectors have judged Bradford City Council’s children’s services to still be inadequa...

HEALTH

Sector given role in NHS plan

By Paul Marinko | 31 January 2023

Local government will join an ‘expert group’ with the voluntary and community sector and care pro...

FINANCE

Thurrock expecting Government bailout

By Mark Conrad | 30 January 2023

Troubled Thurrock Council is expecting £182.5m in Government support to keep key services going w...

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