Improvement

Latest Improvement

EXCLUSIVE: More than one in three have not published corporate or finance peer challenge in last five years

By Dan Peters | 29 August 2024

The new Government this week came under pressure to take a stronger line on councils that put off...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Cheshire East served with improvement notice

By Martin Ford | 13 August 2024

The Government has issued an improvement notice to Cheshire East Council’s children’s services.

FINANCE

The first steps back

By Heather Jameson | 01 August 2024

Heather Jameson speaks to interim chief Andrew Travers about the current state of local governmen...

AUDIT

Lessons from recent auditors' annual reports

By Guy Clifton | 24 July 2024

Guy Clifton looks at the lessons from nearly 100 recent auditor’s annual reports and highlights t...

IMPROVEMENT

Intervention shift signalled with plans to boost watchdog

By By Heather Jameson | 18 July 2024

The new Government is to change its tone on local government intervention – with a possible push ...

IMPROVEMENT

Leader resigns after section 114 warning

By William Eichler | 18 July 2024

The leader of Cheshire East Council resigned yesterday ahead of a vote of no confidence after a r...

FUTURE VISION

Radical thinking for real solutions

By Rob Miller | 17 July 2024

Rob Miller argues councils need to remember their innovative past and sets out his five crucial s...

CARE QUALITY COMMISSION

Top tips for handling CQC

By Lucy Rush | 01 July 2024

Hertfordshire CC's adult social care services were recently rated Good by the Care Quality Commis...

HEALTH

Labour plan to reduce delayed discharges

By Paul Marinko | 20 June 2024

Labour is reportedly planning to buy thousands of beds in care homes in an effort to reduce the p...

FINANCE

King recognises council chiefs in honours

By Emily Twinch | 17 June 2024

Current and former local authority bosses have been recognised in this year’s King’s Birthday Hon...

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