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Jamie Hailstone

Articles by Jamie Hailstone

Serco apology over failure to pay schools' staff wages

By Jamie Hailstone | 19 April 2016

Outsourcing giant Serco has apologised to schools in Lincolnshire after failing to pay staff wage...

Councils' rage at being cut out of schools funding plans

By Jamie Hailstone | 19 April 2016

Government plans to cut councils out of the schools funding equation have come in for sharp criti...

Academies plan comes under fresh fire

By Jamie Hailstone | 18 April 2016

Government plans to turn all schools into academies have come under fresh fire, with council lead...

Edinburgh sells off largest office development for £105m

By Jamie Hailstone | 12 April 2016

Edinburgh City Council has sold the Atria office development to the German real estate company De...

Three top jobs face axe at Swansea City Council

By Jamie Hailstone | 12 April 2016

Three senior management posts at Swansea City Council are to be axed in a bid to save £300,000.

Merger deal creates one of UK's biggest housebuilders

By Jamie Hailstone | 12 April 2016

Brandon Lewis has welcomed plans for three housing associations to merge and launch their own tra...

Services may be spared government takeover

By Jamie Hailstone | 12 April 2016

Norfolk CC’s troubled children’s services department could be spared from a government takeover.

Minister opens door to MATs

By Jamie Hailstone | 12 April 2016

Schools minister Nick Gibb has said he would support the idea of some local authorities launching...

Solar farm purchase is back on the agenda

By Jamie Hailstone | 12 April 2016

Forest Heath DC is to look again at investing almost £15m in a proposed solar farm, despite rulin...

Green light for pension poolers

By Jamie Hailstone | 11 April 2016

Two local government pension schemes have been given the green light by the Financial Conduct Aut...