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PEOPLE
Chief executive to call time on 30-year career
By Martin Ford | 10 January 2025
Chief executive of West Lindsey DC, Ian Knowles, has announced his retirement following 30 years ...
POLITICS
Burnham backs 'limited' national grooming inquiry
By William Eichler | 10 January 2025
Greater Manchester Labour mayor Andy Burnham has voiced his support for a ‘limited’ national inqu...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Special educational needs statutory override is 'abomination'
By Martin Ford | 09 January 2025
Accountancy alone will not be enough to end the ‘abomination’ of statutory overrides for special ...
FINANCE
Warning to councils after £1m fraud case
By William Eichler | 09 January 2025
Local authorities have been urged to learn from weaknesses that enabled an Aberdeen City Council ...
REORGANISATION
McMahon: No cap on devo priority programme
By Martin Ford | 09 January 2025
There will be no cap on the number of areas included in the Government’s devolution priority prog...
SOCIAL CARE
Social care reform requires 'political courage'
By Martin Ford | 08 January 2025
The Government’s three-year timetable for reforming social care has been labelled ‘completely unn...
POLITICS
Phillipson open to Government funding local grooming inquiries
By Dan Peters | 08 January 2025
Ministers have promised the Government will ‘take whatever steps necessary to keep children safe’...
PEOPLE
Chief to depart council after 20 years' service
By Martin Ford | 08 January 2025
Rugby BC's chief executive, Mannie Ketley is to step down from her role.
SEND
SEN expansion could be costly - IFS
By Dan Peters | 08 January 2025
The Government’s long-term desire to expand special educational needs (SEN) provision in mainstre...
REORGANISATION
Rayner rejects reorganisation 'distraction' claim
By Martin Ford | 07 January 2025
Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner has denied that local government reorganisation will impact o...
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