CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

More departures put directors under fire

By MJ reporter | 21 October 2014

Fresh concerns have been raised over the ability of children’s services directors to turn around ...

PENSIONS

Auditors to probe Pembrokeshire chief's payoff

By Jonathan Werran | 21 October 2014

Welsh spending watchdogs are poised to scrutinise the severance deal of Pembrokeshire County Coun...

WHITEHALL

Croydon lobbies for £5.25bn devolution plan

By MJ reporter | 21 October 2014

Croydon LBC is lobbying ministers to devolve rights for it to collect a raft of local property ta...

FINANCE

Fraud and errors cost housing benefit £1.4bn

By Jonathan Werran | 21 October 2014

The viability of the housing system is being put into question through increasing reliance by eve...

FINANCE

Balls ploughs ahead with mansion tax plans

By Dan Peters | 21 October 2014

Shadow chancellor Ed Balls is ploughing ahead with plans for a mansion tax despite criticism from...

HUMAN RESOURCES

MJ People 23 October

20 October 2014

BEDROOM TAX

Bedroom tax hits the North most, ALMOs' research indicates

By Jonathan Werran | 20 October 2014

Residents in the North of England continue to face the greatest impact of the so-called bedroom t...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

New shared chief appointed

By Jamie Hailstone | 20 October 2014

Malvern Hills DC and Wychavon DC have appointed Jack Hegarty as their shared chief executive/mana...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Somerset axes controversial interim DCS

By Jonathan Werran | 20 October 2014

Somerset CC chief execuitve Pat Flahterty explains decision to end tenure of children’s services ...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Rotherham's Thacker pay off was 'less than required'

By Dan Peters | 20 October 2014

Rotherham MBC has disclosed it paid its strategic director of children’s services £40,000 as part...