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'Take ownership of improvements' Brum is told

By Dan Peters | 17 February 2015

Birmingham City Council chief executive Mark Rogers has urged his authority to take ownership of ...

Strategic progress on CSE needs to filter down, report finds

By Dan Peters | 17 February 2015

Progress in tackling child sexual exploitation (CSE) at a strategic level has not yet filtered do...

Miliband apologises for Labour failure in Rotherham

By Dan Peters | 16 February 2015

Labour leader Ed Miliband has apologised for his party’s failure to tackle child sexual exploitat...

Council defends cash-generating strategies while earning £100m

By Dan Peters | 10 February 2015

A council has been forced to defend its treasury management strategy despite generating more than...

Manchester devolution hailed as 'radical'

By Dan Peters | 10 February 2015

A key architect of the Manchester devolution deal has advised others seeking more powers from Whi...

Welfare plans may face further scrutiny

By Dan Peters | 10 February 2015

Further legal action against the Government’s plans for the future of local welfare assistance co...

Council raps Whitehall's 'lukewarm' view of CAs

By Dan Peters | 10 February 2015

A council has criticised the Government for being ‘lukewarm’ towards the idea of combined authori...

Major councils need cash to prevent youth radicalisation

By Dan Peters | 10 February 2015

All major councils should receive Whitehall funding designed to prevent the radicalisation of loc...

Passive outcry may force U-turn on pensions stance

By Dan Peters | 10 February 2015

Council pension funds are unlikely to be forced to only use passive management with the Governmen...

Fears raised over Care Act funding

By Dan Peters | 10 February 2015

Concerned councils have warned they may not be able to deliver the Government’s pledge to protect...