Articles by Sam Clayden
EXCLUSIVE: London boroughs face £94m funding gap for SEN pupils
By Sam Clayden | 01 September 2017
London boroughs are facing a ‘growing crisis’ as funding shortfalls meet increases in the numbers...
Council backed bank launches
By Sam Clayden | 30 August 2017
The first bank part owned by a council, Redwood Bank, has opened for business.
Lamenting the loss of local news
By Sam Clayden | 30 August 2017
Sam Clayden looks at last week’s London Assembly report on the decline of local media, and below ...
Shropshire academy trust ready for launch
By Sam Clayden | 30 August 2017
Shropshire Council is to launch its own multi-academy trust in the hope of maintaining an influen...
Make or break for Taunton Deane and West Somerset
By Sam Clayden | 30 August 2017
Taunton Deane BC and West Somerset DC are still waiting for the green light on their proposals t...
Councils call for modernisation of taxi laws
By Sam Clayden | 25 August 2017
Council leaders have demanded a rethink of ‘outdated’ taxi laws to reflect new technology, reduce...
City council approves major management restructure
By Sam Clayden | 24 August 2017
Aberdeen City Council has approved a major management restructure in a bid to ease funding pressu...
Rise in child neglect reports prompts council funding fears
By Sam Clayden | 23 August 2017
The number of people contacting the NSPCC about child neglect has increased dramatically in the p...
Mears expects revenue loss as councils 'delay new contracts'
By Sam Clayden | 16 August 2017
Social housing maintenance company Mears Group has suggested councils are delaying new contracts ...
The children below the threshold
By Sam Clayden | 14 August 2017
A new Action for Children report warns of a worrying trend that could be leaving as many as 140,0...
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