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Sam Clayden

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EXCLUSIVE: Half of children could avoid care

By Sam Clayden | 21 March 2017

Councils have been urged to refocus on reducing demand after analysis revealed up to half of chil...

'Leading contributor' to combined authority to retire

By Sam Clayden | 15 March 2017

Walsall MBC chief executive Paul Sheehan has announced his intention to retire later this year, e...

Crawley names first female chief executive

By Sam Clayden | 15 March 2017

Crawley BC has named Natalie Brahma-Pearl as its first female chief executive.

Councils talk housing deals with Whitehall

By Sam Clayden | 14 March 2017

A group of councils has met with government officials to discuss the possibility of bespoke housi...

Praise for backing of Troubled Families programme

By Sam Clayden | 14 March 2017

A respected transformation expert has praised the Government for emerging from a ‘stormy period o...

Ringfenced grant will help bridge gap

By Sam Clayden | 14 March 2017

Failing to acknowledge deprivation levels and the health of the pop-ulation when devising the bus...

Safeguard reforms could save councils billions

By Sam Clayden | 13 March 2017

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) are ‘unfit for purpose’ and must be scrapped immediately...

Wakefield City Council announces Roney replacement

By Sam Clayden | 10 March 2017

Wakefield City Council has named Meran McRae as its new chief executive.

Surrey borough names new chief

By Sam Clayden | 08 March 2017

Kathryn Beldon has been named Epsom & Ewell BC’s new chief executive.

Budget 2017: Hammond announces £435m business rate package

By Sam Clayden | 08 March 2017

Local authorities will be able to access a £300m fund in order to ease business rate revaluation ...