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...

IMPROVEMENT

Peers praise 'effective and visible' Croydon leadership

By Dan Peters | 07 January 2025