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Ann McGauran

Ann McGauran

Journalist and content editor with 20+ years specialising in public policy. Still learning.

Articles by Ann McGauran

ROUGH SLEEPING

Budget 2026: 'Further £430m' to tackle rough sleeping

By Ann McGauran | 28 October 2026

Chancellor John Healey today committed to providing an ‘additional £430m’ to tackle rough sleepin...

AI

North Yorkshire's AI disrupters

By Ann McGauran | 27 October 2026

As a local authority at the forefront of using artificial intelligence, North Yorkshire Council i...

CYBER SECURITY

Code at the centre of cyber alert seen on more than 40% of UK council websites surveyed

By Ann McGauran | 26 October 2026

The PHP code at the centre of critical global cyber-security website flaws across the world was v...

GOVERNANCE

Local government: Leading through testing times

By Ann McGauran | 21 October 2026

Natalie Brahma-Pearl and Stephen Gabriel talk to Ann McGauran about the challenges faced by globa...

GOVERNANCE

Local government: Time for tougher standards to deal with abuse and bullying

By Ann McGauran | 21 October 2026

The report of the Solace Commission on Professional Standards and Ethics has been published. Kath...

GOVERNANCE

Solace standards report highlights lack of police engagement

By Ann McGauran | 21 October 2026

The year-long Standards Commission put together by senior officers’ group Solace today highlighte...

Standards shake-up

By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters | 16 October 2026

Government privately reaffirms commitment to legislative reforms to standards originally proposed...

POLICY AND POLITICS

EXCLUSIVE: Reorganisation door open for 2028

By Ann McGauran | 01 October 2026

Some two-tier areas could still be encouraged to stick to the original reorganisation timetable d...

REORGANISATION

Worcestershire reorganisation row erupts

By Ann McGauran | 29 September 2026

A row has erupted at Worcestershire CC over the future of reorganisation for the county.

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Downgrading councils who use illegal children's homes holds sector to 'unattainable standard'

By Ann McGauran | 29 September 2026

Ofsted proposals to downgrade councils that use unregistered placements would hold local authorit...

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