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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

United view?

By Ann McGauran | 12 June 2019

Chair of the LGA Lord Porter says the smaller unitaries have ‘probably a larger number of council...

Evidence emerges for the effectiveness of Intensive Family Preservation Services

By Ann McGauran | 11 June 2019

A review has found evidence of the effectiveness of Intensive Family Preservation Services (IFPS)...

Tackling child exploitation together

By Ann McGauran | 28 May 2019

A programme to support areas battling child exploitation has been launched by the Department for ...

The self-sufficiency myth

By Ann McGauran | 21 May 2019

Marsham Street appears not to understand the drivers of demand or the pressures local services ar...

BBC programme on adult social care is 'not a hatchet job'

By Ann McGauran | 21 May 2019

Somerset CC’s adult services director has revealed his reasoning behind allowing Panorama to foll...

Councils urged to consider social value more strategically

By Ann McGauran | 21 May 2019

Local authorities should assign a senior leadership role focused on delivering social value at bo...

5G rollout held up due to legal wrangles over lamppost control

By Ann McGauran | 21 May 2019

A new electronics communications code designed to make the rollout of 5G easier has backfired, le...

Central-local relations at 'all-time low' - study

By Ann McGauran | 15 May 2019

The relationship between Whitehall and councils has broken down, with local leaders feeling ‘disr...

Redressing the balance

By Ann McGauran | 15 May 2019

Localis’s report Hitting reset – a case for local leadership puts the argument for a complete tra...

Square Mile to borrow for the first time in decades

By Ann McGauran | 13 May 2019

City of London Council could borrow more than £1bn over the next three years through its local go...