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'Ambassadors' plan to drive social enterprises

By Jamie Hailstone | 24 October 2012

Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude appoints 15 ‘ambassadors’ to encourage public sector worker...

Call to help youngsters with brain disorders

By Jamie Hailstone | 24 October 2012

The Children’s Commissioner for England calls for more support to help young offenders with brain...

County criticised over refusal to screen video

By Jamie Hailstone | 24 October 2012

West Sussex CC criticised by disability charities after banning local residents video during debate.

NHF: rent rises causing surge in housing benefits claims

By Jamie Hailstone | 22 October 2012

Report suggests higher rents pushing more working households into claiming housing benefit.

'Urgent action' needed to reform social care funding

By Jamie Hailstone | 17 October 2012

Town hall bosses have reissued their call for urgent action to improve social care funding, amid ...

Cuts 'a time bomb' for at-risk families

By Jamie Hailstone | 17 October 2012

The Action for Children charity has called for more long-term commissioning and planning to help ...

Liverpool Council announces Anfield regeneration plans

By Jamie Hailstone | 15 October 2012

Liverpool City Council, Liverpool Football Club and the Your Housing group have announced plans t...

Councils call for planning reforms to be scrapped

By Jamie Hailstone | 12 October 2012

LGA calls on Government to scrap moves to relax the planning system, amid fears of 'unslightly' d...

'Improve links' to help disabled, councils told

By Jamie Hailstone | 11 October 2012

Scope, the disabilities charity, has called on town hall bosses to look at how they can improve t...

Capita says Tata to prime criminal records contract

By Jamie Hailstone | 10 October 2012

Tata Consultancy Services has beaten off incumbent Capita to land the lucrative contract to manag...