The children below the threshold
August 15, 2017
A new Action for Children report warns of a worrying trend that could be leaving as many as 140,000 children and young people without the help they need. Sam Clayden reports.
Analysis
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Authorities join the jobs rush
August 9, 2017
Little indicates a sector reacting to a changing world like the emergence of exciting new job roles. Sam Clayden takes the temperature.
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When it comes to commercialisation, we can't afford to do nothing
August 2, 2017
As councils rush to buy up commercial property, questions are being asked about the capacity and capability of the councils taking on these ventures. Hiba Mahamadi asks whether the risks are worth the financial reward.
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Rising from the ashes
August 2, 2017
Who is behind the new Grenfell Taskforce, and what has it been set up to achieve? Sam Clayden reports.
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Let’s get our houses in order
July 26, 2017
The NAO’s Matthew Wilkins looks at the housebuilding challenges ahead for the Government in the wake of the organisation’s recent overview on housing.
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From the archive
New DCLG guidance on top pay
Councils need to be clear in their pay and policy statements about their attitudes to top remuneration.
Autumn Statement: what to do now the circus has left town?
Local government must not allow the political expediency of the Autumn Statement to deflect it from how it must tackle longer-term public service issues - through transformation and managed disruption - writes Martin Cresswell.
Going going gone!
With the imminent demise of the Audit Commission after nearly 30 years as local government’s spending watchdog, Melanie Carter outlines how matters will be arranged under the new audit regime