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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

Councils 'ripped off' by £1bn bill for temporary housing

By Ann McGauran | 02 January 2019

Councils spent almost £1bn on temporary accommodation in 2017/18, according to analysis by homele...

Rotherham to raise council tax on empty homes

By Ann McGauran | 18 December 2018

Rotherham MBC’s cabinet has agreed to changes which mean homes left vacant for more than 10 years...

City leaders want more say on key post-Brexit policies

By Ann McGauran | 05 December 2018

City leaders are ambitious to take on more responsibility but Westminster politicians’ focus on B...

Partnering up for care solutions

By Ann McGauran | 28 November 2018

Health and social care workers are thin on the ground, so will a new digital tool aimed at making...

Opportunities for the brave lie ahead

By Ann McGauran | 28 November 2018

How can local authorities best harness the talents of their future workforce – and could councils...

Digital exclusion is London's challenge

By Ann McGauran | 28 November 2018

Exclusive: A new survey of London councillors shows digital exclusion is seen as their biggest ch...

EXCLUSIVE: Top 10 most productive councils revealed

By Ann McGauran | 22 November 2018

‘Fetishising failure’ distracts increasingly scarce management time away from improving outcomes,...

Social Care Green Paper should provide a platform for radical reform, says LGA

By Ann McGauran | 07 November 2018

The Adult Social Care Green Paper must tackle the issue of funding and should provide a platform ...

SENDing a message to government

By Ann McGauran | 05 November 2018

With two councils awaiting the outcomes of judicial reviews into their plans to cut back spendin...

Councils await outcomes of SEND judicial reviews

By Ann McGauran | 05 November 2018

Councils are awaiting the outcomes of judicial reviews into plans to reduce spending on children ...