Articles by Mark Conrad
Tory MP in call for Northamptonshire governance changes
By Mark Conrad | 06 February 2018
A Northamptonshire MP has called for the immediate abolition of the county council’s cabinet and ...
Academics highlight recruitment and retention problems
By Mark Conrad | 05 February 2018
Councils require greater clarity over how their social care market-shaping and commissioning duti...
EXCLUSIVE: Public and private sectors poles apart in senior pay
By EXCLUSIVE by Mark Conrad | 31 January 2018
Senior council staff now earn around six times less than their private sector counterparts, resea...
Buckinghamshire gets second inadequate Ofsted rating
By Mark Conrad | 30 January 2018
Buckinghamshire CC’s children’s services have again been judged inadequate by Ofsted after inspec...
Council urged to strengthen engagement
By Mark Conrad | 29 January 2018
Ribble Valley BC must strengthen its engagement with staff and partners if it is to sustain its s...
Burnham settles on £7 precept
By Mark Conrad | 29 January 2018
Greater Manchester’s directly-elected mayor, Andy Burnham, will charge households an average of £...
Croydon to act on missing children
By Mark Conrad | 29 January 2018
Police officers will be placed inside Croydon LBC as part of an initiative designed to tackle the...
Labour accuses Government of 'holding back' sector
By Mark Conrad | 29 January 2018
Labour MPs have urged ministers to provide ‘strategic vision’ for local government.
Further deterioration of Sandwell's children's services
By Mark Conrad | 29 January 2018
Sandwell MBC has failed to improve its Ofsted rating for children’s social care and is still mana...
Mayor defends £11 tax precept
By Mark Conrad | 25 January 2018
West Midlands mayor Andy Street yesterday defended his proposal for an £11 council tax precept af...
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