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WHITEHALL
Jones named as Thurrock lead commissioner
By Paul Marinko | 05 October 2023
Essex CC chief executive Gavin Jones has been named lead commissioner at troubled Thurrock Council.
LEGAL
Safeguarding review after 10-year-old's death
By Dan Peters | 05 October 2023
An independent safeguarding review is to begin following the death of 10-year-old Sara Sharif.
WHITEHALL
LGA claims 'so much more could have been done' in pandemic
By Martin Ford | 04 October 2023
Councils were held back from effectively tackling the challenges of the pandemic by central Gover...
INFRASTRUCTURE
White van man on... infrastructure
04 October 2023
It’s just as well us Brits weren’t put in charge of building the pyramids.
IMPROVEMENT
Mad Max meets Columbo
04 October 2023
Max Caller, the man leading Whitehall’s huge intervention at Birmingham City Council, promised hi...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Inquiries ad infinitum
04 October 2023
Labour’s Lord Carter of Coles has been a life peer for almost 20 years so knows how politics works.
HUMAN RESOURCES
Torrid times in Cambs
04 October 2023
The politics is hotting up in South Cambridgeshire, where the Lib Dem council has come under fire...
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Powys appoints new chief executive
By Martin Ford | 03 October 2023
Powys CC has announced the appointment of Emma Palmer as its new chief executive.
WELFARE
Seven in 10 councils struggling amid cost of living crisis
By Martin Ford | 03 October 2023
Seven in 10 councils are struggling to support people hit by the cost of living crisis, according...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Council warning over asylum communication
By Mark Conrad | 03 October 2023
‘Limited’ Home Office communication over asylum – including poor data sharing - continues to stym...
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