Articles by MJ Correspondent
Integrated services transform local areas
By MJ Correspondent | 09 May 2014
The integration of services is the ‘most exciting game in town for transforming local areas’, new...
Call for DCS revamp
By MJ Correspondent | 09 May 2014
Chief executives have called on the Government to remove the statutory requirements around the be...
Report: Not enough focus on integrated care for young
By MJ Correspondent | 08 May 2014
Children and young people are ‘too often an afterthought’ in national and local efforts to improv...
Pension funds can get a 'pretty tasty cherry'
By MJ Correspondent | 08 May 2014
Council pension funds can get a ‘pretty tasty cherry’ if they invest in local infrastructure proj...
Hampshire partnership set to expand
By MJ Correspondent | 08 May 2014
More councils could combine key back office services including finance with Hampshire’s joint wor...
£30m SIB package set to boost vulnerable young people
By MJ Correspondent | 08 May 2014
An ‘innovative’ finance model used by councils has been boosted by the announcement of a new £30m...
Counties urge reforms to 'unaccountable' LEPs
By MJ Correspondent | 08 May 2014
Concerned county council leaders have ignited fresh tensions in their relationship with business.
Ministers back CIVs to save £660m pension costs
By MJ Correspondent | 07 May 2014
Ministers wanting to reform town hall pensions have backed common investment vehicles (CIVs) as a...
Social workers handicapped in decision-making, nudge unit says
By MJ Correspondent | 01 May 2014
Time and workload pressures are forcing social workers to rely on their intuition to make decisio...
Fears raised over children's services outsourcing
By MJ Correspondent | 01 May 2014
Concerns are likely to be raised in a Government consultation currently inviting views on the out...
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