Legal

By Laura Sharman | 07 September 2017

Four Oxfordshire councils have won a fresh hearing over plans to downgrade services at a local ho...

BUSINESS

Council left with £20m bill after legal battle

By Chris Ames | 06 September 2017

Cumbria CC has been landed with a £21m bill after a disastrous dispute with its former highways c...

CHILD ABUSE

Rotherham was alerted to taxi-CSE link - report

By Dan Peters | 06 September 2017

Rotherham MBC officers did not have ‘sufficient resources, systems or policies’ to adequately inv...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Rotherham officers 'missed opportunities' to uncover CSE

By Dan Peters | 06 September 2017

Senior officers at Rotherham MBC between 1997 and 2013 missed opportunities to uncover the scale ...

FINANCE

Birmingham officers in warning over bin deal

By Dan Peters | 25 August 2017

A row is brewing between Birmingham City Council’s management and senior councillors over how to ...

Putting together a workable business plan

By Rebecca Hazeldine | 23 August 2017

Rebecca Hazeldine outlines the key components in translating objectives and funding strategies in...

LEGAL

Councils urged to review homelessness procedures

By William Eichler | 17 August 2017

Councils have been urged to ensure their homelessness procedures are ‘fit for purpose’ after faul...

WHITEHALL

Power of attorney system 'deeply flawed'

By Mark Conrad | 15 August 2017

One of Britain’s foremost experts on safeguarding the elderly has warned that the power of attorn...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Council apologises for court order breach

By Mark Conrad | 09 August 2017

Gloucestershire CC has apologised to the parents of a child after a judge ruled the council breac...

LEGAL

Authority denies abusing legal powers

By Sam Clayden | 09 August 2017

A council has hit back at a government watchdog after being accused of abusing legal powers to ha...

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