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CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Staff turnover holding back Gloucestershire's 'inadequate' children's services

By Martin Ford | 08 February 2019

Gloucestershire CC is ‘making insufficient progress’ in improving its children’s services, accord...

FINANCE

Budgeting in the midst of crisis

By Martin Ford | 07 February 2019

Northamptonshire CC chief executive Theresa Grant spoke to The MJ about how one goes about tackli...

FINANCE

Northamptonshire budget process a 'rollercoaster'

By Martin Ford | 07 February 2019

The chief executive of Northamptonshire CC said the council’s budget was prepared with the speed ...

SCOTLAND

Glasgow councillors back £500m payout to end dispute

By Martin Ford | 07 February 2019

Glasgow’s leader has declared its long-running equal pay dispute over today as a £500m compensati...

WHITEHALL

Local government director general to leave ministry

By Martin Ford | 07 February 2019

The director general of local government Dr Jo Farrar is to leave the ministry later this year, i...

FINANCE

'Social care providers will fail' until Green Paper is published

By Martin Ford | 06 February 2019

Delays to the social care Green Paper are putting providers at risk of collapse, it has been clai...

FINANCE

Outsourcing giant Interserve strikes rescue deal

By Martin Ford | 06 February 2019

Outsourcing specialist Interserve has agreed a deal with its lenders.

FINANCE

Bringing politics into the 21st century

By Martin Ford | 06 February 2019

In a round table hosted by Gatenby Sanderson, district council leaders considered the question: ‘...

FINANCE

'Cuts begin to bite' for Scottish authorities

By Martin Ford | 05 February 2019

Funding cuts are finally beginning to take their toll as Scottish councils can no longer protect ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

MPs criticise Whitehall 'complacency' over inadequate children's services

By Martin Ford | 05 February 2019

A top mandarin has been accused of ‘complacency’ by MPs over the time taken to improve children’s...

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