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Fears over lack of teeth behind mandatory reporting duty
HUMAN RIGHTS

Fears over lack of teeth behind mandatory reporting duty

By Neil Merrick | 14 July 2025

Government plans to make it a mandatory duty to report child sexual abuse need to be backed up with an effective deterrent or sanctions, Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) has said.

DEVOLUTION

Devo Bill to reintroduce supplementary vote in blow to Reform

By Dan Peters | 10 July 2025

The supplementary vote system will be reintroduced to elect mayors in a move that is expected to ...

CHILD ABUSE

Abuse audit delayed

By Martin Ford | 03 June 2025

A nationwide audit of child abuse has been delayed, safeguarding minister Jess Phillips has confi...

POLITICS

Power grab pushback

By By Dan Peters | 23 January 2025

Labour’s localism agenda has come under fire amid accusations the party is prioritising dealing w...

REORGANISATION

Minister rejects 'diktat' accusation

By Martin Ford | 20 January 2025

Local government minister Jim McMahon has rebuffed accusations that reorganisation amounts to a ‘...

HOUSE OF COMMONS

The Cox report and its lessons for local government

19 October 2018

It’s time for local government to ask how it deals with poor behaviour in its own workplace in t...

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Head of Corporate Development

Starts at £75,201 rising by yearly increments to a maximum of £84,534 per annum

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