Articles by Chris Mahony
Wandsworth launches review after email data breach
By Chris Mahony | 22 March 2022
Wandsworth LBC is reviewing its policies and procedures after human error saw 45,000 emails with ...
Ministers accused of 'blind political prejudice' over Sandwell intervention
By Chris Mahony | 22 March 2022
Former Labour minister John Spellar has dismissed as ‘blind political prejudice’ ministers’ decis...
Ministers urged to reverse public health cuts
By Chris Mahony | 22 March 2022
The Local Government Association (LGA) has urged ministers to reverse public health cuts amid war...
Scots watchdog castigates Islands over joint board
By Chris Mahony | 22 March 2022
A Scots watchdog has issued a scathing report, criticising unlawful decision-making and governanc...
Cumbria faces £80k legal bill
By Chris Mahony | 21 March 2022
The council took action against the Government over its decision to create two unitary authoritie...
Think-tank to 'look under the bonnet' of funding allocations
By Chris Mahony | 21 March 2022
The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) will scrutinise how government spending decisions impact o...
Senior management workforce warning
By Chris Mahony | 22 February 2022
Councils are increasingly struggling to recruit and retain senior managers due to demographic fac...
Children left 'at unknown risk' in Solihull
By Chris Mahony | 21 February 2022
A report was commissioned in December following the conviction of a father and stepmother for the...
Manchester praised as 'first-rate' council
By Chris Mahony | 14 February 2022
Manchester City Council is a ‘first-rate’ local authority, a peer review team has concluded.
LGA warns of 'devastating' implications of borrowing crackdown
By Chris Mahony | 14 February 2022
Government proposals to tackle risky borrowing by some councils could have ‘potentially devastati...
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