Articles by Laura Sharman
Bill 'could cause recruitment crisis'
By Laura Sharman | 21 March 2016
The Housing Bill could cause a recruitment crisis in the care sector as many social housing tenan...
Districts call for funding after grant criticisms
By Laura Sharman | 18 March 2016
District councils have called for the funding for Disabled Facilities Grants to be given to them ...
Diversity of sexual exploitation victims 'must be recognised'
By Laura Sharman | 18 March 2016
Children are at risk of being sexually exploited are slipping through the net due to the stereoty...
Councils have 'starker' choices ahead
By Laura Sharman | 17 March 2016
Councils in Scotland have been warned that cutting staff numbers and increasing charges is neithe...
Cardiff city deal announced
By Laura Sharman | 15 March 2016
A £1.2bn City Deal - expected to deliver 25,000 new jobs and unlock £4bn of private sector invest...
Digital technologies could help councils save £14.7bn a year
By Laura Sharman | 15 March 2016
Councils could save £14.7bn a year if they made use of new digital technologies such as apps and ...
Council bid to suspend Right to Buy
By Laura Sharman | 15 March 2016
A Welsh council is looking to suspend its Right to Buy scheme for the next five years in order to...
Pension schemes invest £150m in wind farm
By Laura Sharman | 14 March 2016
A joint venture set up between two local government pension schemes is to invest £150m into a Sou...
Dorset to push ahead with unitary options
By Laura Sharman | 14 March 2016
The majority of councillors at Dorset CC have voted in favour of pushing ahead with a unitary cou...
Historic child sexual abuse investigation launched
By Laura Sharman | 09 March 2016
Police have launched an investigation into allegations about historic sexual abuse against childr...
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