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CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Tackling the blight of under-achievement

23 August 2007

A report from the Department for Communities and Local Government has highlighted the under-achie...

WHITEHALL

A tale of two cities

22 August 2007

From restructuring, joint working and funding, local government's problems are the same the world...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Providing a SafetyNET

22 August 2007

Preparing for multi-agency working is a huge challenge for local government. Robert Fitzgerald lo...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Mirror image reflects PM's commitment

22 August 2007

Chris Waterman looks at how Gordon Brown's restructure of the Government mirrors the children's s...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

How we embraced the children's agenda

22 August 2007

Kirklees has been keen to embrace the ambitions of the Children Act and the Every child matters a...

WHITEHALL

Avoiding a dog's dinner

22 August 2007

Good communications with residents is an intrinsic part of maintaining a council's reputation, sa...

WHITEHALL

New three 'R's are the key, says Westminster

22 August 2007

FINANCE

Gloucester overwhelmed as bill for flood clean-up is set to reach £50m

22 August 2007

Local authorities in Gloucestershire are facing a clean-up bill of at least £50m following this s...

WHITEHALL

'Whistle-blower' report to go public

22 August 2007

Two, long-awaited reports into how Walsall MBC treated a whistle-blower will finally be made publ...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Kids are OK with IT but fall short on the basics

22 August 2007