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Lord Hanningfield back in court

By MJ reporter | 30 October 2015

Former Essex CC leader Lord Hanningfield formally denied fiddling his House of Lords expenses whe...

Elderly's unmet care needs require £4.2bn

By MJ reporter | 10 September 2015

Some £4.2bn a year is needed to help the unmet care needs of the million people aged over 65 stru...

Green investment deal

By MJ reporter | 12 August 2015

Southend-on-Sea BC has secured finance from the UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) to replace its ex...

Fears raised over inspection plans

By MJ reporter | 12 August 2015

Plans for new joint targeted area inspections (JTAI) for children’s services would ‘represent a s...

Contractors 'must sign ethics code' says CSPL

By MJ reporter | 12 August 2015

The Committee on Standards in Public Life (CSPL) has warned town halls to consider how contractor...

Audit extension under evaluation

By MJ reporter | 12 August 2015

Transitional audit arrangements could be extended for an extra year but the Government is relucta...

Half of UK authorities set up housing companies

By MJ reporter | 12 August 2015

Almost half of England’s local authorities have set up a housing development company or are consi...

BCF director makes surprise switch to Kingston Foundation Trust

By MJ reporter | 12 August 2015

The Better Care Fund (BCF) – launched to help councils and NHS bodies integrate health and social...

DoH 'may offer' improved settlement for Care Act shortfalls

By MJ reporter | 12 August 2015

Care experts at Wokingham MBC and West Berkshire Council are confident the Department of Health c...

Ofsted report proves major boost to Kingston's children's services

By MJ reporter | 05 August 2015

Kingston upon Thames RLBC has become the second local authority to see its children’s services ju...