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County chief set for North Yorkshire unitary role

By Martin Ford | 29 July 2022

Richard Flinton, is set to become the first chief executive of the new North Yorkshire Council.

Slough's financial challenge 'unprecedented'

By Martin Ford | 28 July 2022

Commissioners at Slough Council are set to be given powers over recruitment after finding it was ...

Harlow Council chief executive announces retirement

By Martin Ford | 28 July 2022

Brian Keane said he hopes to spend more time with his family following nine years’ service in the...

Record-breaking year for Ombudsman

By Martin Ford | 27 July 2022

The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has directed more improvements to councils in the ...

Local government stalwart Stephen Baker to retire

By Martin Ford | 27 July 2022

East Suffolk Council chief executive Stephen Baker has announced his retirement after 17 years in...

Ofsted calls for social care workforce strategy

By Martin Ford | 27 July 2022

The watchdog the need is ‘more urgent than ever’ as it published a report looking at the ongoing ...

Care in skills crisis

By Martin Ford | 27 July 2022

Social care directors have said the sector is facing ‘a workforce crisis never seen before’ as th...

Local government accounts for one in 10 data breaches

By Martin Ford | 26 July 2022

The local government sector accounts for one in 10 rule breaches reported to the UK’s data protec...

A tale of two factions

By Martin Ford | 26 July 2022

As the Tory leadership candidates start setting out their campaign policies, how much are they re...

Half of Right to Buy homes replaced

By Martin Ford | 25 July 2022

There were 10,878 homes sold under the Right to Buy scheme in the 2021-22 financial year, while j...