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SIGOMA
New leadership, shared priorities: SIGOMA's next chapter
By Chris Cooke | 24 June 2026
The upcoming AGM will help shape SIGOMA’s future strategy, says Mayor Chris Cooke.
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Norfolk's vision pays off for children
By Sara Tough | 24 June 2026
Norfolk CC has received the top Ofsted grading for its children’s services department, with outst...
SEND
Government rejects SEND power expansion for councils
By Martin Ford | 23 June 2026
The Government has rejected calls by MPs to boost councils’ powers over health partners to provid...
REORGANISATION
Local government reorganisation: What councils must get right
By Elliott Fletcher | 23 June 2026
Most LGR savings assumptions won't deliver without this – what every council must get right befor...
POLITICS
Reed's policy brace as final whistle threatens to blow
By Heather Jameson | 17 June 2026
The plans outlined this week by communities secretary Steve Reed to crack down on private sector ...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Government 'stands ready' to rein in private providers' profits
By Ann McGauran | 16 June 2026
The Government is prepared to bring in local profit caps to rein back private providers of childr...
PEOPLE
Reeves among King's birthday honours
By Dan Peters | 15 June 2026
Oxfordshire CC’s chief executive, Martin Reeves, has been awarded an OBE in the King’s birthday h...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Councils question financial sustainability and timescales of SEND reforms
By Joe Lepper | 05 June 2026
Councils have raised a raft of concerns around the Government’s plans to overhaul the special edu...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Children's services directors oppose under-16s social media ban
By Joe Lepper | 02 June 2026
The Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) has said its members are against a com...
ADCS
Moving away from care hierarchies to better support children and young people
By Dheeraj Chibber | 29 May 2026
Children and young people need a care system that is flexible enough to serve their needs and bes...
WELFARE
Practical steps to prevent poverty
By Claire Cameron | 28 May 2026
Clear lessons for local areas have emerged from a pilot study in east London to embed welfare and...
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