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CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Ofsted will undermine sector-led improvements

By Dan Peters | 03 June 2015

Ofsted’s growing improvement role will undermine sector-led improvement in children’s services, t...

HEALTH

NHS poll shows 99% believe cuts will damage services

By Dan Peters | 03 June 2015

A poll of senior NHS professionals has found 99% believe cuts to social care funding are putting ...

FINANCE

LGA dismisses 'misleading' TPA asset hoarding claims

By Mark Conrad | 02 June 2015

Smith Square has dismissed as ‘misleading’ another TaxPayers Alliance report claiming that town h...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Lloyd appointed interim Greater Manchester mayor

By Jonathan Werran | 29 May 2015

Former chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party, Tony Lloyd, has beaten Wigan MBC leader Lord Pete...

FINANCE

Queen's Speech 2015: council chiefs demand lead housing role

By Jonathan Werran | 27 May 2015

Council chiefs have demanded a lead role in housebuilding and greater powers to help deliver the ...

FINANCE

Questions remain over authorities 'co-mingling' funding

By Dan Peters | 27 May 2015

Councils may be flouting a ban by using pension fund cash to boost spending budgets.

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Minister warns: merge or submit to new powers

By Jamie Hailstone | 27 May 2015

The children’s minister has told council services to merge voluntarily and speed up the adoption ...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Questions from the Queen's Speech

By Heather Jameson | 27 May 2015

While it is clear from the Queen’s Speech that city devolution will be centre stage for local gov...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

LGA political balance 'must include mayoral mandate'

By Dan Peters | 27 May 2015

Calls are growing for the Local Government Association’s (LGA) ‘outdated’ political balance formu...

HEALTH

Time for a health check

By Cllr Izzi Secombe | 26 May 2015

Cllr Izzi Seccombe assesses whether enough is being done to ensure national plans to integrate he...

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Assistant Director Strategy & Community Regeneration

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