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EDUCATION

Medway caves after Ombudsman rap

By Dan Peters | 16 January 2020

Medway Council has finally accepted the recommendations in a Local Government Ombudsman public in...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

An efficient collaboration

By Victoria Gould | 15 January 2020

Victoria Gould of Warwickshire CC’s award-winning Young People Legal Service team (YPLS) explains...

BUSINESS

'One-fifth of audit contracts should be put back out to tender'

By Dan Peters | 14 January 2020

The organisation responsible for appointing auditors should take away up to 20% of current contra...

FINANCE

March 11 Budget creates 'deep risk' for councils

By Paul Marinko | 07 January 2020

The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) has written to the Chancellor warning of the...

FINANCE

LGSS Law losses hit £1.2m

By Paul Marinko | 07 January 2020

A social enterprise law firm formed by three councils has reported that losses increased from £30...

WHITEHALL

Westminster in phone box call

By Paul Marinko | 07 January 2020

Westminster City Council has called on the Government to amend planning regulations to allow loca...

WHITEHALL

Prevent review goes back to the drawing board

By Dan Peters | 03 January 2020

The Home Office has scrapped ‘overly confined’ terms of reference for an independent review of it...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

The rise of SEN Tribunals and how to prepare for them

By John Roberts | 20 December 2019

Lawyer John Roberts outlines what to expect from a Special Education Needs Tribunal and how local...

FINANCE

Council loses legal challenge to ombudsman

By Dan Peters | 19 December 2019

A legal challenge to a critical report by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has been...

LEGAL

Councils seek advice over same-sex marriage

By Paul Marinko | 17 December 2019

Councils are seeking advice ahead of the introduction of regulations that will allow same-sex mar...

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Chief Operating Officer – South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee

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Carmarthenshire County Council

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