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Major shake-up in kids' safeguarding due

By Dan Peters | 02 June 2016

The current system of serious case reviews will be replaced as part of the ‘biggest shake-up in s...

Leave vote 'risk to UK investments'

By Dan Peters | 02 June 2016

Billions of pounds of UK investment could be put at risk by the vote to leave the European Union.

Authority opts to expand property portfolio in bid to fund services

By Dan Peters | 02 June 2016

A council has expanded its commercial property portfolio to help generate alternative sources of ...

'Don't demonise CFOs for issuing S114 reports'

By Dan Peters | 02 June 2016

Chief financial officers (CFO) should not be ‘demonised’ if their only option is to issue a Secti...

Councils keen on sector-led audit deals

By Dan Peters | 25 May 2016

More than 200 councils and other local bodies have indicated they would be interested in a sector...

EXCLUSIVE: Watchdog to probe final funding deal

By Dan Peters | 25 May 2016

Auditors are poised to probe a last-minute government decision to gift some councils £300m transi...

Shake-up is 'inevitable' despite setbacks

By Dan Peters | 25 May 2016

Local government reorganisation remains an inevitability despite a major blow to flagship plans b...

TV probe forces council to announce trust takeover option

By Dan Peters | 25 May 2016

A takeover of Birmingham City Council’s children’s services by a trust was always going to be con...

Oldham accounts 'on course to beat previous records'

By Dan Peters | 25 May 2016

Oldham MBC is on track to beat its own record for how quickly it can prepare its accounts.

Whitehall's council interventions probed

By Dan Peters | 25 May 2016

An inquiry into the Government interventions at Tower Hamlets LBC and Rotherham MBC has been laun...