Scrutiny

By Sam Clayden | 07 October 2016

Sandwell MBC’s children’s service department is to be transferred to a trust despite inspectors h...

'Flawed' consultation gains 58% support for Solent mayor

By Sam Clayden | 06 October 2016

The Solent devolution consultation – which found just 58% of residents supported proposals for a ...

SOCIAL CARE

Norfolk issues apology to carers

05 October 2016

Norfolk CC has apologised to foster carers they have wronged after the publication of an independ...

LEGAL

Interim chief vows to 'get to bottom' of South Ribble failures

By Thomas Bridge | 26 September 2016

South Ribble’s BC’s new interim chief executive has vowed to ‘get to the bottom’ of council failu...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Chief to head Reading turnaround

By Sam Clayden | 26 September 2016

Achieving for Children chief executive Nick Whitfield has been assigned to turn around Reading Co...

LEGAL

'Major governance failures' found in South Ribble BC

By Thomas Bridge | 20 September 2016

An investigation into South Ribble BC’s handling of a safeguarding review has uncovered ‘major co...

FINANCE

So, you want to work together?

By Malcolm Morley | 14 September 2016

Joint working is not as simple as it sounds. Malcolm Morley explains how councils can ensure perf...

FINANCE

Striving for excellence

By Tracie Evans | 14 September 2016

Councils can deliver excellence regardless of how much money they have but must follow three cruc...

WHITEHALL

'Poisonous' borough could face government intervention

By Sam Clayden | 07 September 2016

A minister has not ruled out future Government intervention in Oadby & Wigston BC after an MP lau...

WHITEHALL

NAO slams DfE's apprenticeship programme

By Jamie Hailstone | 06 September 2016

The National Audit Office (NAO) has criticised the Department for Education’s (DfE) handling of t...

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