Articles by Laura Sharman
Whitehall urged to scrap apprenticeship target
By Laura Sharman | 01 February 2017
Whitehall has been urged to scrap its new apprenticeship target for the public sector, a new anal...
Charity in 'unsustainable' fostering warning
By Laura Sharman | 31 January 2017
The fostering system in the UK is under ‘unsustainable strain,’ with ‘hard-won improvements’ at r...
Councils back first district merger for 40 years
By Laura Sharman | 30 January 2017
Suffolk Coastal and Waveney DCs have approved plans to formally merge and create a new ‘super dis...
Homeless figure soars by 16%
By Laura Sharman | 25 January 2017
The number of people sleeping rough in England has increased by 16% in the past year and more tha...
Reorganisation row spreads to Lincolnshire
By Dan Peters | 24 January 2017
The row over local government reorganisation has spread to Lincolnshire after the county council ...
MSPs call for abolition of election payments
By Laura Sharman | 24 January 2017
Extra payments for senior council officers to administer elections should be abolished, a report ...
LGA: Job centres failing to support unemployed
By Laura Sharman | 20 January 2017
Job centres are failing to identify and support half of all unemployed people, proving funding sh...
Glasgow in new volunteering commitment
By Laura Sharman | 19 January 2017
Glasgow City Council has pledged to get at least one in 10 of its workforce to help mentor vulner...
Double resignation after jobs become impossible
By Laura Sharman | 17 January 2017
The leader and deputy leader of Isle of Wight Council have both resigned, claiming their position...
Sheffield considers ending contract early
By Laura Sharman | 11 January 2017
Sheffield City Council is considering ending its waste management contract with Veolia 20 years e...
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