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Laura Sharman

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...