Articles by Jamie Hailstone
Council is rapped over outsourcing care services
By Jamie Hailstone | 10 January 2017
The outgoing Local Government Ombudsman has warned local authorities they ‘cannot contract out ac...
Crowdfunder site vows to work with authorities
By Jamie Hailstone | 10 January 2017
The crowdfunding website Funding Circle has insisted it remains committed to local authorities de...
Sturgeon announces transformation cash
By Jamie Hailstone | 10 January 2017
Nicola Sturgeon has announced plans to spend an extra £107m to help integrate health and social c...
Finance warning over schools shift
By Jamie Hailstone | 09 January 2017
Plans to take schools out of local authority control in Scotland could ‘expose them to great fina...
Committee chairs pile pressure onto May
By Jamie Hailstone | 06 January 2017
The chairs of three leading parliamentary committees have called on Theresa May to spearhead a cr...
Capita pre-tax profits blown off course
By Jamie Hailstone | 13 December 2016
Capita has warned pre-tax profits could dip even further as the outsourcing company continues to ...
Care fears ahead of finance settlement
By Jamie Hailstone | 13 December 2016
Chief executives have warned ministers against using council tax to fund social care, as a survey...
Sector hits back at PM
By Jamie Hailstone | 13 December 2016
Town hall leaders have hit back at government claims that councils may be partly responsible for ...
Council pledges £3m to rev up Silverstone Heritage Experience
By Jamie Hailstone | 13 December 2016
South Northamptonshire DC has guaranteed a £3m loan to build a new visitor centre at the home of ...
Sunderland starts 20-year redevelopment
By Jamie Hailstone | 13 December 2016
Building work has started on Sunderland’s biggest ever regeneration project.
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