Articles by Laura Sharman
Two-thirds of Scottish Councils failing to pay invoices on time
By Laura Sharman | 23 September 2013
More than 60% of Scottish councils do not pay their invoices within the target of 10 days, accord...
Auditors report 'failings' in governance at Caerphilly Council
By Laura Sharman | 10 September 2013
There are ‘significant failings’ in the governance arrangements at Caerphilly Council, according ...
Bristol debates overturning eviction policy
By Laura Sharman | 06 September 2013
A cross-party working group has recommended that the ban on evicting tenants due to bedroom tax a...
Privacy group calls for edited electoral register to be scrapped
By Laura Sharman | 04 September 2013
More than 300 local authorities have sold people’s personal details to companies over the past fi...
Icelandic cash clawback continues
By Laura Sharman | 04 September 2013
Administrator Ernst and Young has returned £420,000 lost to a council in the Icelandic banking cr...
DCLG loses legal fight over union subscriptions
By Laura Sharman | 04 September 2013
The DCLG has lost its legal battle over the way in which union subscriptions are collected from m...
Wirral staff take unpaid leave to save council funds
By Laura Sharman | 28 August 2013
Wirral BC is expecting to generate £1.5m savings by encouraging staff to take four days of unpaid...
Council and Ofsted criticised for failings over abuse at nursery
By Laura Sharman | 27 August 2013
Birmingham City Council and Ofsted failed to investigate abuse suspicions at Little Stars nursery...
Liverpool confirms legal action over EU funding allocation
By Laura Sharman | 23 August 2013
The Liverpool City Region is preparing a judicial review against the Government over the way it a...
Medway pledges to improve 'inadequate' children's services
By Laura Sharman | 23 August 2013
Medway Council vows to improve the way it looks after children in care, following a critical Ofst...
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