Communities

By John Cooper | 15 March 2019

Referrals of potential victims of modern slavery made by councils have soared tenfold in five yea...

AUSTERITY

What do we want from our public services?

By Heather Jameson | 13 March 2019

Heather Jameson says the cracks in our communities are starting to show, with knife crime, homele...

INFRASTRUCTURE

The Stronger Towns Fund is not the right solution to a complex problem

By Judith Blake | 11 March 2019

The Stronger Towns Fund is not the response we need to a complex and nuanced problem, says chair ...

WHITEHALL

Labour leaders: Stronger Towns Fund fails to address needs

By Naomi Larsson | 11 March 2019

Labour council leaders have written to Prime Minister Theresa May criticising the Stronger Towns ...

DIGITAL

AI is all very well but we still have a digital divide

By Michael Burton | 06 March 2019

Ambitious talk of using AI to keep the elderly safe in their own homes is all very well, says Mic...

DISTRICT COUNCILS' NETWORK

A ceremony to celebrate and connect

06 March 2019

Craven DC's Community Champions awards ceremony not only celebrates the work of individual volunt...

Should the state be able to strip citizenship so easily?

By Claire Fox | 06 March 2019

In any meaningful sense, Shamima Begum is a British citizen, even if she despises what Britain st...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Refocusing on the right interventions

By Sara Tough | 06 March 2019

National policy has moved towards the importance of integrated, targeted responses – and Norfolk ...

WHITEHALL

Fraction of new fund available to councils

By Naomi Larsson | 04 March 2019

Councils will only be able to get their hands on part of the Government’s £1.6bn funding boost to...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Lessons from Croydon's review into the causes of youth violence and exploitation are also relevant to other areas

By Di Smith | 01 March 2019

The learning points from Croydon's independent in-depth review into the root causes of serious yo...

Chief Digital and Information Officer

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Executive Director, Operations

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